CVE-2025-46248
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Frontend Dashboard WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on affected websites. All WordPress sites running Frontend Dashboard versions up to 2.2.5 are vulnerable. Attackers can potentially access, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- Frontend Dashboard WordPress 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
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, privilege escalation to administrator, and potential site takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access including user credentials, personal information, and site content extraction.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are frequently exploited by automated scanners and bots.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.2.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Frontend Dashboard. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 2.2.6+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Frontend Dashboard Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate frontend-dashboard
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting Frontend Dashboard endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to read-only where possible
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Frontend Dashboard for version number. If version is 2.2.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get frontend-dashboard --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 2.2.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected database errors in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads to Frontend Dashboard endpoints
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "frontend-dashboard" AND (sql OR union OR select)