CVE-2025-26587
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in nghorta sidebarTabs sidebartabs allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects sidebarTabs: from n/a through <= 3.1.
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Reflected XSS vulnerability in WordPress sidebarTabs plugin (≤3.1) allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via crafted links, requiring user interaction.
The sidebarTabs plugin for WordPress fails to properly sanitize user input, leading to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This affects versions up to and including 3.1 [1].
An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when clicked by a privileged user (e.g., admin), triggers the XSS. No authentication is required from the attacker, but the victim must perform an action like clicking the link [1].
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript, which could be used to redirect visitors, display ads, or steal session cookies. This can lead to further compromise of the WordPress site [1].
The vendor has not released a patch yet, but Patchstack provides a virtual mitigation rule. Users are advised to update the plugin as soon as a fix is available or apply the mitigation [1].
AI Insight generated on May 20, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
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