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CVE-2021-24580: The Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue

high Affects side-menu (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue

Package
side-menu (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.2.6
Fixed in
2.2.6
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (71.7th percentile)
Published
2021-08-30
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordside-menu (WordPress plugin) advisories

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