Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2276Ultimate Dashboard <= 3.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Modules Activation/Deactivation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard from davidvongries. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_module_actions function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate/deactivate plugin modules.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| davidvongries | Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard | 0 – through 3.8.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N