CVE-2025-1523Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level stored XSS via unsanitized icon setting

Published Apr 17, 2025 · Updated Apr 17, 2025

Stored XSS in Ultimate Dashboard before 3.8.6 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to run scripts in users' browsers. The Admin Pages editor stores an unescaped payload supplied in the Select Icon field under Menu Attributes and renders it when the page is viewed. Exploitation requires an administrator-level account and a victim to view the saved page; it affects multisite or other deployments that disable unfiltered_html.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Ultimate Dashboard before 3.8.6 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to run scripts in users' browsers. The Admin Pages editor stores an unescaped payload supplied in the Select Icon field under Menu Attributes and renders it when the page is viewed. Exploitation requires an administrator-level account and a victim to view the saved page; it affects multisite or other deployments that disable unfiltered_html.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1523
Published
Apr 17, 2025
Updated
Apr 17, 2025
Vendor
Ultimate Dashboard
Product
Ultimate Dashboard
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 17, 2025Record 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 <3.8.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ultimate Dashboard · Ultimate Dashboardversion=0 <3.8.6

Published CVSS scores

3.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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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')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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