VDB-305387 · CVE-2025-1524 · GCVE-0-2025-1524

Ultimate Dashboard Plugin up to 3.8.5 on WordPress Setting cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ultimate Dashboard Plugin up to 3.8.5 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-1524. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ultimate Dashboard Plugin up to 3.8.5 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

The weakness was disclosed by Krugov Artyom. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-1524 since 02/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Ultimate Dashboard Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ultimate Dashboard Plugin 3.8.6

Timelineinfo

02/20/2025 🔍
04/17/2025 +55 days 🔍
04/17/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/17/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Krugov Artyom
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-305387

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2025 13:47
Changes: 04/17/2025 13:47 (57)
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