CVE-2025-49337

WordPress Dashboard Beacon plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

5.9 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Up 0.1 points since Jan 1, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WordPress Dashboard Beacon plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-49337
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-205979 5.9

Record: EUVD-2025-205979
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j84q-2ghq-42m2 5.9

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in janhenckens Dashboard Beacon allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Dashboard Beacon: from n/a through 1.2.0.

Record: GHSA-j84q-2ghq-42m2
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2025-49337
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

janhenckens dashboard beacon

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-49337 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Janhenckens Dashboard Beacon, published December 31, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.