Stored XSS via forged dashboard-widget settings request
Published Jan 31, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
CSRF in Custom Dashboard Widgets 1.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to store XSS payloads through a forged settings request. The cdw_DashboardWidgets function accepts state-changing widget settings without valid nonce verification, allowing attacker-supplied script content to be saved. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to visit a crafted page or link; the stored script then executes in the WordPress dashboard under that administrator's session.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in Custom Dashboard Widgets 1.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to store XSS payloads through a forged settings request. The cdw_DashboardWidgets function accepts state-changing widget settings without valid nonce verification, allowing attacker-supplied script content to be saved. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to visit a crafted page or link; the stored script then executes in the WordPress dashboard under that administrator's session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22290
- Published
- Jan 31, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- AboZain, O7abeeb, UnitOne
- Product
- Custom Dashboard Widgets
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.3.1
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
No public exploit references are available in this record.
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo