CVE-2025-32486 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-32486: WordPress Material Dashboard plugin <= 1.4.6 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Hossein
Product Material Dashboard
Weakness CWE-640 · Weak password recovery
Published September 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Hossein Material Dashboard material-dashboard.This issue affects Material Dashboard: from n/a through <= 1.4.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Material Dashboard versions up to 1.4.6 contain a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data, modify content, or disrupt service without any user interaction. The vulnerability stems from improper access control, enabling network-based exploitation. All users should update immediately to a version newer than 1.4.6.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify or delete content, and disrupt service availability without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Material Dashboard installation.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated