CVE-2023-2812Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Admin-level stored XSS via Custom Howdy Text

Published Jun 19, 2023 · Updated Dec 9, 2024

Stored XSS in Ultimate Dashboard before 3.7.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript through Custom Howdy Text. The Custom Howdy Text setting stores administrator-supplied markup without sanitizing it or escaping the value before rendering the page. An administrator must save the payload, and a subsequent page load executes it in a browser even when WordPress denies the unfiltered_html capability.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Ultimate Dashboard before 3.7.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript through Custom Howdy Text. The Custom Howdy Text setting stores administrator-supplied markup without sanitizing it or escaping the value before rendering the page. An administrator must save the payload, and a subsequent page load executes it in a browser even when WordPress denies the unfiltered_html capability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2812
Published
Jun 19, 2023
Updated
Dec 9, 2024
Vendor
Ultimate Dashboard
Product
Ultimate Dashboard
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.7.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ultimate Dashboard · Ultimate Dashboardversion=0 <3.7.6

Published CVSS scores

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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