CVE-2025-53293: WordPress Dashboard Widget Sidebar plugin <= 1.2.3 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Morten Dalgaard Johansen Dashboard Widget Sidebar dashboard-widget-sidebar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Dashboard Widget Sidebar: from n/a through <= 1.2.3.

Affected products

Morten Dalgaard Johansen Dashboard Widget Sidebar: through 1.2.3

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dashboard-widget-sidebar/vulnerability/wordpress-dashboard-widget-sidebar-plugin-1-2-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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