CVE-2025-53293 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53293: WordPress Dashboard Widget Sidebar plugin <= 1.2.3 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Morten Dalgaard Johansen
Product Dashboard Widget Sidebar
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published June 27, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Dashboard Widget Sidebar versions 1.2.3 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter widget configurations or sidebar settings without proper permission validation. This affects the integrity of dashboard customization across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify dashboard widgets or sidebar settings belonging to other users or the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' dashboard customizations can be altered by other authenticated users without authorization.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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