Input validation vulnerability in System Dashboard 2.8.9

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress has a security issue that allows hackers to inject harmful code into pages. This can only happen on certain types of WordPress installations and requires the attacker to have high-level permissions.

Detected in:

System Dashboard open vulnerable versions: >= * <= 2.8.9

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