Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure authenticated admin to malicious page
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ExploitBrowser auto-submits forged plugin request
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ExecutionRequest passes without CSRF nonce check
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ImpactUnauthorized state change in Dashboard Notes
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress user with access to the Dashboard Notes plugin (realistically an administrator or privileged user, since the plugin manages dashboard content) to be logged in and then tricked into interacting with attacker-controlled content (UI:R) - for example clicking a link or loading a malicious page in the same browser. The limiting factors are: (1) a valid active session for a user with rights to the targeted plugin action, (2) the required victim interaction, and (3) the root cause being absent or improperly validated CSRF nonces on the plugin's state-changing endpoints. There is no server-side authentication barrier for the attacker themselves (PR:N), but there is no silent remote exploitation - it cannot succeed without the victim's authenticated browser. |
| Impact | This is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) flaw in the WordPress plugin Dashboard Notes (versions up to and including 1.0.3), scored CVSS 7.1 via vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The network attack vector and low complexity raise the headline score, but two signals pull real-world risk down: UI:R means a logged-in victim (typically an administrator) must be tricked into visiting a malicious page while authenticated, and the impacts are only Low across confidentiality, integrity and availability rather than a full compromise. No EPSS score was supplied in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced - so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The PR:N is characteristic of CSRF scoring (the attacker holds no privileges; the victim's own session supplies them), so despite PR:N this is NOT unauthenticated server-side RCE - it is social-engineering-dependent. The S:C (scope change) and the triad of Low impacts are consistent with Patchstack's typical CSRF ratings. Net assessment: a genuine but second-tier issue - meaningful for sites running this plugin, but gated by user interaction and limited to partial impact, making it lower priority than a KEV-listed or unauthenticated-RCE flaw. Note the single data source (Patchstack) and absence of EPSS/KEV limit corroboration. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious web page or email link and lures a logged-in Dashboard Notes administrator into opening it while their WordPress session is active. The forged request silently performs a state-changing action in the plugin (e.g., creating or modifying dashboard notes) using the victim's authenticated session, because the plugin lacks anti-CSRF nonce validation. No public proof-of-concept is referenced, and success depends on the victim being authenticated and interacting with the attacker's content (UI:R). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 09, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in the WordPress plugin Dashboard Notes (MIGHTYminnow) affects all versions through 1.0.3, letting an attacker craft a page or link that silently rides an authenticated privileged user's session to perform state-changing plugin actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (7.1) reflects that the attacker needs no server-side authentication (PR:N) but must successfully lure a logged-in user with access to the plugin's dashboard functionality into interacting with attacker-controlled content (UI:R); exploitation cannot occur without that victim action. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, though the low attack complexity and the universal applicability of CSRF to unpatched WordPress plugins keep the practical risk meaningful for sites running 1.0.3 or earlier.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis, and the provided references contain no fixed version, so administrators should first check the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/dashboard-notes/vulnerability/wordpress-dashboard-notes-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) and the plugin's WordPress.org page for an updated release before taking other action. Until a patched version is confirmed, the most reliable mitigation is to deactivate and, if it is not essential, uninstall the Dashboard Notes plugin - the trade-off is loss of its dashboard note functionality, but the state-changing endpoints disappear entirely. If the plugin must remain active, reduce the attack surface by restricting dashboard access to a minimal set of trusted administrators, avoiding browsing untrusted sites in the same browser profile while logged into wp-admin, and setting authentication cookies with SameSite=Lax or Strict (via the 'cookie_samesite' filter or a security plugin such as a headers/SameSite hardening plugin) to block cross-site credentialed requests - noting that SameSite=Strict can break legitimate SSO or external redirect workflows. Additional compensating controls include keeping WordPress core and all other plugins current, using a WAF rule set that rejects state-changing requests to the plugin's admin-ajax/admin-post endpoints lacking a valid nonce or matching referer, and requiring re-authentication for sensitive dashboard actions; none of these fully substitutes for a patched plugin release.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-352, Cross-Site Request Forgery: the plugin's state-changing endpoints for managing dashboard notes accept requests without verifying a per-request, per-session anti-CSRF token (WordPress nonce) or an equivalent origin/referer check. Because browsers automatically attach WordPress authentication cookies to any request targeting the site, a malicious page, image tag, or auto-submitting form hosted elsewhere can trigger those endpoints on behalf of a victim who is currently logged in. The CVSS scope-change component (S:C) and the C:L/I:L/A:L sub-scores indicate the flaw's impact crosses a trust boundary: the attacker's injection point (their own site) affects the WordPress application's integrity and confidentiality at a low level, while availability impact is limited. The vector's PR:N value means the attacker themselves needs no credentials on the target - the privilege comes entirely from the victim's hijacked session - whereas UI:R confirms the exploit is not silent and requires a deliberate click or page load by an authenticated user with rights to the targeted action, which in practice means an administrator or other privileged user since the plugin governs dashboard content. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:mightyminnow:dashboard_notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with the advisory's 'through 1.0.3' range notation confirms every release up to and including 1.0.3 is in scope, and the single reference points to the Patchstack vulnerability database entry for the plugin.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CSRF needs no attacker privileges (PR:N) but requires a logged-in victim to interact (UI:R); forged request affects plugin state beyond the auth context (S:C) with partial C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MIGHTYminnow Dashboard Notes dashboard-notes allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Dashboard Notes: from n/a through 1.0.3.
Executive ViewAI
Dashboard Notes, a WordPress plugin from MIGHTYminnow used on sites running version 1.0.3 or earlier, can be abused by an unauthenticated attacker who lures a logged-in administrator or editor into visiting crafted content, causing state-changing actions to run silently inside that user's session. Because no vendor patch exists, every site still running the plugin remains exposed until the component is removed or isolated, and the affected assets are typically public-facing WordPress properties operated by trusted staff. Leadership should treat this as an open, unpatchable exposure in the web estate rather than a routine plugin update, since the only reliable near-term remedy is removal or compensating control.
Deactivate or remove the Dashboard Notes plugin (all versions through 1.0.3) on affected sites; where it must remain, restrict wp-admin to trusted, MFA-protected accounts behind an IP allowlist or VPN, enforce SameSite=Strict and Secure cookie attributes, add WAF rules blocking cross-origin state-changing POSTs to wp-admin/admin.php and admin-ajax.php, and monitor plugin configuration and note changes. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
EUVD-2026-95773
GHSA-gq68-4pc3-v4x7
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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