WordPress Side Menu Lite Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the WordPress Side Menu Lite plugin, affecting versions through 5.3.1. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick users with higher privileges into performing actions they did not intend to.

Impact

Exploitation could enable attackers to force users with higher privileges to make unintended changes, potentially including modifications to settings or other critical areas of the site.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Side Menu Lite plugin should update to version 5.3.2 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
1.0
impact
0.6
exploitability
6.5
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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