CVE-2025-39441 HIGH

CVE-2025-39441: WordPress Dashboard Notepads plugin <= 1.2.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Swedish Boy
Product Dashboard Notepads
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Dashboard Notepads dashboard-notepads allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Dashboard Notepads: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Dashboard Notepads versions 1.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the dashboard without the admin's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform actions on the dashboard (read, modify, or delete data) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can trick administrators into unknowingly modifying or deleting dashboard content, or exposing sensitive information stored in notepads.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in site administrator must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated