Is Dashboard Beacon safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (1.2.0) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of Dashboard Beacon as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep Dashboard Beacon on the latest version (1.2.0) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Dashboard Beacon are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.0 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Dashboard Beacon?

1.2.0, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2016-05-14). It has 10+ active installs.

What should I do if my Dashboard Beacon is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update wp-dashboard-beacon). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · wp-dashboard-beacon · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Dashboard Beacon safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.2.0
Last updated: 2016-05-14
Active installs: 10+
Known issues on record: 1
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 4.5.33

Easily integrate a Help Scout beacon in your site's dashboard. — by janhenckens

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without Dashboard Beacon for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-dashboard-beacon --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-dashboard-beacon updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

1 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 5.9 affects latest 1.2.0 CVE-2025-49337 · published 2025-12-31

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Dashboard Beacon (1.2.0 and older)

Affected: 1.2.0 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in janhenckens Dashboard Beacon wp-dashboard-beacon allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Dashboard Beacon: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.

NVD CVE-2025-49337 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2016-05-14 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.2.0).
2025-12-31 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-49337), no fix listed yet.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dashboard-beacon (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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