CVE-2024-32726
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a sensitive data exposure vulnerability in the WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin by vinoth06. The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to access personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive data. All WordPress sites using affected versions of the Frontend Dashboard plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access all PII and sensitive user data stored by the plugin, leading to data breaches, identity theft, and regulatory compliance violations.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user profiles, contact information, and other sensitive data exposed through the plugin's frontend interface.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized users can access sensitive data as intended.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability appears to be an information disclosure issue that doesn't require authentication to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.2.2
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/frontend-dashboard/wordpress-frontend-dashboard-plugin-2-2-2-sensitive-data-exposure-on-pii-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find Frontend Dashboard plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Frontend Dashboard plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate frontend-dashboard
Restrict plugin access
allUse WordPress access control plugins to restrict who can access frontend dashboard features
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to frontend dashboard endpoints
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to sensitive data endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Frontend Dashboard for version number. If version is 2.2.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get frontend-dashboard --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version is higher than 2.2.2 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to frontend dashboard endpoints
- Unusual data retrieval patterns from plugin-specific URLs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/frontend-dashboard/ endpoints without proper authentication
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/frontend-dashboard/" OR plugin="frontend-dashboard") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=302) AND user="-"🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/frontend-dashboard/wordpress-frontend-dashboard-plugin-2-2-2-sensitive-data-exposure-on-pii-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/frontend-dashboard/wordpress-frontend-dashboard-plugin-2-2-2-sensitive-data-exposure-on-pii-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
