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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-7239

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action.

Published May 15, 2025 · catalog updated May 16, 2025 · Unknown WP Dashboard Notes

Check this week

CVE-2023-7239 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 56.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Unknown WP Dashboard Notes.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
56.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Unknown WP Dashboard Notes 0 <1.0.11

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Unknown WP Dashboard Notes 0 <1.0.110 <1.0.11

How to fix CVE-2023-7239

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-7239 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 56.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Unknown WP Dashboard Notes.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Unknown WP Dashboard Notes 0 <1.0.11 0 <1.0.11. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 56.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

  2. May 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-7239

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-59420

    The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.