Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium No patch listed CVE-2025-39441

Dashboard Notepads <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Dashboard Notepads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2025-39441 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Dashboard Notepads. It affects Versions up to 1.2.1 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
Apr 17, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 21, 2025
Slug
dashboard-notepads
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2025-39441 is tracked for the Plugin Dashboard Notepads as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 1.2.1. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 1.2.1
Tracking ID
CVE-2025-39441
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
dashboard-notepads View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2025-39441
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 1.2.1
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