WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Dashboard Notepad

The very simplest of notepads for your Dashboard.

1Reported vulnerabilities
4.3Highest CVSS score
1.42Latest version
10,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Dashboard Notepad to 1.42 or later. Some of these have no published fix. Update to the latest version and check the vendor advisory.

Plugin last updated: July 30, 2017 / Tested up to WordPress: 4.1.42 / View on wordpress.org

This plugin has not been updated in over two years. New vulnerabilities may never be fixed. Consider an alternative.

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2025-57927 Medium 4.3 0.2% 1.42 and earlier — September 22, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.