Dashboard Beacon
Dashboard Beacon has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.4, and the most serious one scores 4.4 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Dashboard Beacon has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.
All of these findings were reported by HunSec. Dashboard Beacon is installed on roughly 10 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 4.5.33.
CVE-2025-49337Dashboard Beacon <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Dashboard Beacon
Author
janhenckens
This plugin makes it fast and easy to integrate Help Scout’s Beacon feature into your WordPress dashboard. That way, your client has easy access to your documentation and/or has an easy way of contacting you in case they encounter a problem. Read more about Help Scout Beaon here. Note: the plugin or it’s author are not affiliated with Help Scout in any way. After installation, you can customize the beacon’s options, icon and colour. You can also enable the plugin for selected member roles, giving you control over which of your users has access to the beacon and can contact you.
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