Plugins · ultimate-dashboard · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Ultimate Dashboard safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.8.18
- Last updated
- 2026-10-10
- Active installs
- 50,000+
- Known issues on record
- 9
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
The #1 Plugin to Customize the WordPress Dashboard! — by David Vongries
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.8.18). Anything older than 3.8.15 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get ultimate-dashboard --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update ultimate-dashboard updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
9 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-3140 · published 2026-05-01
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Ultimate Dashboard (3.8.14 and older)
- Affected
- 3.8.14 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.8.15 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.14. This is due to a flawed nonce validation conditional in the 'handle_module_actions' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to toggle plugin modules on or off via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
NVD CVE-2026-3140Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
low 3.5 CVE-2025-1523 · published 2025-04-17
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard (older than 3.8.6)
- Affected
- older than 3.8.6
- Fixed in
- 3.8.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
low 3.5 CVE-2025-1524 · published 2025-04-17
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard (older than 3.8.6)
- Affected
- older than 3.8.6
- Fixed in
- 3.8.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
low 3.5 CVE-2025-1525 · published 2025-04-17
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard (older than 3.8.6)
- Affected
- older than 3.8.6
- Fixed in
- 3.8.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-2276 · published 2025-03-26
Missing authorization check in Ultimate Dashboard (3.8.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.8.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.8.8 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_module_actions function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate/deactivate plugin modules.
low 3.7 CVE-2023-49822 · published 2024-06-04
Information disclosure in Ultimate Dashboard (3.7.10 and older)
- Affected
- 3.7.10 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.7.11
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in David Vongries Ultimate Dashboard allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Ultimate Dashboard: from n/a through 3.7.10.
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-50828 · published 2023-12-21
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard (3.7.11 and older)
- Affected
- 3.7.11 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.7.12 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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.
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-4726 · published 2023-11-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard (3.7.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.7.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.7.8 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 3.7.7. due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-2812 · published 2023-06-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard (older than 3.7.6)
- Affected
- older than 3.7.6
- Fixed in
- 3.7.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.7.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Recent activity
- 2026-10-10 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.8.18).
- 2026-05-01 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-3140), fixed in 3.8.15.
- 2025-04-17 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-1523), fixed in 3.8.6.
- 2025-04-17 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-1524), fixed in 3.8.6.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (6) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1) · Missing authorization (1) · Sensitive data exposure (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-dashboard (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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