CVE-2025-49337 WordPress Dashboard Beacon plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Dashboard Beacon allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49337?
CVE-2025-49337 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in janhenckens Dashboard Beacon, published on 31 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49337?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49337?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-49337 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49337 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j84q-2ghq-42m2.