CVE-2025-14615
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the DASHBOARD BUILDER WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to trick administrators into modifying SQL queries and database credentials. When exploited, it enables arbitrary SQL injection through the plugin's shortcode, potentially leading to data exfiltration via publicly visible charts. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.5.7 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- DASHBOARD BUILDER – WordPress plugin for Charts and Graphs
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover through SQL injection.
Likely Case
Data theft from the WordPress database including user credentials, personal information, and site content.
If Mitigated
No impact if proper CSRF protections are implemented and administrators avoid suspicious links.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an administrator into clicking a malicious link, but the technical execution is straightforward once the CSRF is triggered.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-builder
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'DASHBOARD BUILDER – WordPress plugin for Charts and Graphs'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.5.8+ from WordPress plugin repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin temporarily
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate dashboard-builder
Remove shortcode usage
allRemove all instances of [show-dashboardbuilder] shortcode from posts/pages
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit script execution
- Use WordPress security plugins that provide CSRF protection and SQL injection filtering
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → DASHBOARD BUILDER version. If version is 1.5.7 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get dashboard-builder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.5.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with dashboardbuilder_admin_action parameter
- Unexpected SQL queries in database logs from WordPress user context
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing dashboardbuilder_admin_action without proper nonce validation
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "dashboardbuilder_admin_action" AND NOT "_wpnonce="🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-builder/tags/1.5.7/dashboardbuilder-admin.php#L158
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-builder/tags/1.5.7/dashboardbuilder.php#L51
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-builder/trunk/dashboardbuilder-admin.php#L158
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-builder/trunk/dashboardbuilder.php#L51
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/106b31ed-d509-4551-a134-02193ab22fe1?source=cve
