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Off-Canvas Sidebars EUVDEUVD-2026-108058

| CVE-2026-112845 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-22 Patchstack GHSA-qm9r-jjvp-2wpx
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged WordPress user
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted payload to plugin input
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored without neutralization
  4. Execution
    Admin or user views affected page
  5. Persist
    Script executes in victim browser
  6. Impact
    Session hijack or privileged actions

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account with at least low privileges (per PR:L) capable of reaching an input processed by the Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) plugin on versions up to and including 0.5.9, and requires a victim to subsequently view the page containing the stored payload (per UI:R). The exact plugin setting or field that accepts the unsanitized input is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: the need for valid authentication (not a default anonymous-unauthenticated flaw), the dependency on victim user interaction to render the stored payload, and a capped impact (Low confidentiality/integrity/availability) confined to browser-side script execution rather than direct server compromise.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity stored XSS (CVSS 6.5, CWE-79) with a mixed signal profile that places it below emergency priority. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation but with two meaningful brakes: PR:L requires an authenticated account and UI:R requires a victim to view the injected content; the scope change (S:C) and across-the-board Low impacts reflect script execution in a victim's browser rather than full server compromise. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now/emergency), consistent with a prioritized-but-not-urgent item. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no PoC reference are present in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation - the only sourcing is a single Patchstack database advisory. Net assessment: a genuine issue worth patching on a normal cycle, not a drop-everything priority; the authentication and user-interaction requirements, plus the limited (Low) impact ceiling, keep real-world risk modest absent any exploitation-probability data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker holding a low-privileged authenticated WordPress account (for example a contributor- or author-level user) submits a crafted payload into an input handled by the Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus plugin that is stored without proper neutralization. When an administrator or other user later views the affected page, the stored script executes in their browser session, enabling actions such as session/cookie theft or admin-context requests. No public exploit code is identified in the provided data, and the exact injectable field is not described in the available sources.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the WordPress plugin Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) through version 0.5.9 lets an authenticated user holding only low privileges place unsanitized input into a page that is later rendered in another user's browser, executing script in that victim's session (CVSS 6.5, scope changed). Per the assessed vector (PR:L/UI:R) the attacker must already hold a valid WordPress account and must persuade a victim to view the affected page; confidentiality, integrity and availability impact are each rated Low and confined to the browser context rather than server compromise. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is associated with this issue at time of analysis, and no EPSS score was supplied, so the decision signal is this-month remediation rather than emergency response.

RemediationAI

The supplied evidence does not list a fixed version, so no vendor-released patch can be confirmed at time of analysis; check the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/off-canvas-sidebars/vulnerability/wordpress-off-canvas-sidebars-menus-slidebars-plugin-0-5-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability for the release that resolves the issue and upgrade the plugin from 0.5.9 to that version once confirmed. Because exploitation requires an authenticated account with at least low privileges (PR:L) and a victim who renders the stored payload (UI:R), the practical exposure reduction available from the assessed prerequisites is to audit which roles can write content that the plugin renders and withdraw plugin-related authoring capability from untrusted or self-registered accounts, accepting the trade-off that legitimate low-privilege contributors lose that ability; where the plugin is not in active use, deactivating and removing it eliminates the attack surface entirely, at the cost of losing its off-canvas sidebar and menu functionality. The sources do not describe any output-encoding workaround or configuration toggle that neutralizes the flaw, and updating remains the definitive fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 0 ≤0.5.9

Affected Packages

euvd off_canvas_sidebars_menus_slidebars no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The target is a WordPress plugin, Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars), tracked under the CPE cpe:2.3:a:jory_hogeveen:off-canvas_sidebars_&_menus_(slidebars) and reported by Patchstack. The root cause class is CWE-79, Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, in its stored variant: input accepted by the plugin is persisted and later emitted into generated HTML without adequate encoding or sanitization, so markup supplied at write time is interpreted as script when the page is rendered. The assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L describes an attacker who reaches the plugin over the network using a low-privileged authenticated account, with the payload only firing once a victim interacts with the crafted page, and with the security scope changing because the script runs in the victim's session rather than the attacker's context. Consistent with the assessment, the specific plugin setting, field or shortcode that accepts the unsanitized input, and the exact mechanism by which the stored value is emitted unescaped, are not described in the available sources; the CVSS metrics describe severity and prerequisites, not the trigger.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-privilege user stores the payload (PR:L); a victim must view it (UI:R); stored XSS executes across a security boundary (S:C) with limited browser-side impact (C/I/A:L).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jory Hogeveen Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) off-canvas-sidebars allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars): from n/a through 0.5.9.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress sidebar/menu plugin, limited deployment footprint
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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