What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jory Hogeveen Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) off-canvas-sidebars allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars): from n/a through <= 0.5.8.5.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Slidebars plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 0.5.8.5. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An attacker can modify site settings or content if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in to WordPress.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required to craft the attack.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
October 27, 2025
CVE published
April 28, 2026
Record updated