CVE-2025-32486 (GCVE-0-2025-32486)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-09 16:25 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Material Dashboard plugin <= 1.4.6 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Hossein Material Dashboard material-dashboard.This issue affects Material Dashboard: from n/a through <= 1.4.6.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-09 17:49 UTC
CWE
- CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein | Material Dashboard |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4.6
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-04-01 16:38
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