CVE-2026-3140 — The Ultimate Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable

title: WordPress Ultimate Dashboard Plugin Module Toggle CSRF — CVE-2026-3140
id: scw-2026-05-01-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  This rule detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-3140, a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin. It specifically looks for POST requests to 'admin-ajax.php' containing the 'ultimate_dashboard_toggle_module' action, which is used to toggle plugin modules. This indicates an attacker is attempting to manipulate plugin settings via a forged request, potentially disabling security features or enabling malicious ones.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-01
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-3140/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'action=ultimate_dashboard_toggle_module'
      cs-method|exact:
          - 'POST'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse