menu delete functionality of the Side Menu – add fixed side buttons: SQL injection
menu delete functionality of the Side Menu – add fixed side buttons is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- menu delete functionality of the Side Menu – add fixed side buttons
- Plugin slug
side-menu- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 14, 2021
This CVE was published Jun 14, 2021 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update menu delete functionality of the Side Menu – add fixed side buttons to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The menu delete functionality of the Side Menu – add fixed side buttons WordPress plugin before 3.1.5, available to Administrator users takes the did GET parameter and uses it into an SQL statement without proper sanitisation, validation or escaping, therefore leading to a SQL Injection issue
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H