Morten Dalgaard Johansen Dashboard Widget Sidebar Plugin up to 1.2.3 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Morten Dalgaard Johansen Dashboard Widget Sidebar Plugin up to 1.2.3 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-53293. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Morten Dalgaard Johansen Dashboard Widget Sidebar Plugin up to 1.2.3 on WordPress. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Morten Dalgaard Johansen Dashboard Widget Sidebar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Dashboard Widget Sidebar: from n/a through 1.2.3.

The weakness was published by Mika. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-53293 since 06/27/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/27/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/27/2025 Advisory disclosed
06/27/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
06/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Mika
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-53293 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314175

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2025 17:25
Changes: 06/27/2025 17:25 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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