CVE-2023-50828: WordPress Ultimate Dashboard Plugin <= 3.7.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Vongries Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard: from n/a through 3.7.11.

Affected products

Ultimate Dashboard: through 3.7.11

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ultimate-dashboard/wordpress-ultimate-dashboard-plugin-3-7-11-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ultimate-dashboard/wordpress-ultimate-dashboard-plugin-3-7-11-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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