CVE-2025-57927 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-57927: WordPress Dashboard Notepad Plugin <= 1.42 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor Stephanie Leary
Product Dashboard Notepad
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published September 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Stephanie Leary Dashboard Notepad dashboard-notepad allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Dashboard Notepad: from n/a through <= 1.42.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Dashboard Notepad versions 1.42 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions within the plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions in Dashboard Notepad on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify or delete notepad entries, or change plugin settings if an admin visits a compromised site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit a malicious webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated