CVE-2025-57927 WordPress Dashboard Notepad Plugin <= 1.42 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions in the Dashboard Notepad plugin, potentially modifying data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-57927?

CVE-2025-57927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stephanie Leary Dashboard Notepad, published on 22 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Stephanie Leary Dashboard Notepad dashboard-notepad allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Dashboard Notepad: from n/a through <= 1.42.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57927?

How do I fix CVE-2025-57927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-57927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-57927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h6wf-j38w-x3h2.

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