wp-dashboard-notes < 1.0.11 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Private Notes Update via IDOR
Priority HIGH 66Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00558 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WP Dashboard Notes (Unknown): 1.0.11
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Dashboard Notes | before 1.0.11 | 1.0.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Dashboard Notes VendorUnknown Affected before 1.0.11 Fixed in 1.0.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jeroensormani:wp_dashboard_notes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.0.11 | Vulnerable | Jeroen Sormani |
- cpe:2.3:a:jeroensormani:wp_dashboard_notes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.0.11 Vulnerable ·Jeroen Sormani
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Dashboard Notes (Unknown) Fixed in 1.0.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7239
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-928r-3p4g-rrxw
References
More Jeroen Sormani Wp Dashboard Notes vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06584 WPDashboardNotes < 1.0.11 - Unauthorised Deletion of Private Notes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-7239 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7239 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-928r-3p4g-rrxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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