SQL injection via nonce-free settings update
Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Dashboard Builder 1.5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter SQL settings through an administrator's browser. The settings handler in dashboardbuilder-admin.php accepts a state-changing request without validating a nonce, stores attacker-supplied SQL and database credentials, and later executes the SQL when the [show-dashboardbuilder] shortcode renders. Exploitation requires an authenticated site administrator to submit the forged request; rendered chart output can expose data returned by the injected query.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Dashboard Builder 1.5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter SQL settings through an administrator's browser. The settings handler in dashboardbuilder-admin.php accepts a state-changing request without validating a nonce, stores attacker-supplied SQL and database credentials, and later executes the SQL when the [show-dashboardbuilder] shortcode renders. Exploitation requires an authenticated site administrator to submit the forged request; rendered chart output can expose data returned by the injected query.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-14615
- Published
- Jan 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Dashboard Builder
- Product
- Dashboard Builder – WordPress plugin for Charts and Graphs
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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