WordPress jQuery Dropdown Menu Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability Allowing Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the jQuery Dropdown Menu plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 3.0. This vulnerability allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, where malicious scripts can be injected and executed within the user's browser.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable a malicious actor to manipulate users with higher privileges into performing actions they did not intend to, potentially leading to the injection of malicious scripts that are stored and executed later.
Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
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