CVE-2023-7246: System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - XSS via Header Injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The System Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.8.10 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow administrators in multisite WordPress configurations to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

qriouslad System Dashboard: before 2.8.10 — fixed in 2.8.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: qriouslad System Dashboard 2.8.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7413d5ec-10a7-4cb8-ac1c-4ef554751518/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7413d5ec-10a7-4cb8-ac1c-4ef554751518/

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