CVE-2025-49290 HIGH

CVE-2025-49290: WordPress Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) plugin <= 0.5.8.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Jory Hogeveen
Product Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 27, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jory Hogeveen Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) off-canvas-sidebars allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars): from n/a through <= 0.5.8.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) versions 0.5.8.4 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a visitor's browser when they view an affected page. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing cookies, session tokens, or redirecting users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site could be compromised; their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen without your knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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