CVE-2025-22688
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ederson Peka Unlimited Page Sidebars unlimited-page-sidebars allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Unlimited Page Sidebars: from n/a through <= 0.2.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Unlimited Page Sidebars WordPress plugin <= 0.2.6 lacks anti-CSRF tokens on form submissions, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through Stored XSS by tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a crafted URL. The XSS executes in the context of the admin session.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the plugin is installedCheck for the presence of the Unlimited Page Sidebars plugin directory in wp-content/plugins/Affected if The plugin directory exists in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed versionOpen the main plugin file (unlimited-page-sidebars.php or similar) and read the Version header comment blockAffected if The version number is 0.2.6 or lower
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Inspect admin form handlers for nonce verificationExamine PHP files in the plugin that handle admin form submissions or AJAX requests. Search for wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_create_nonce function calls within form processing logicAffected if Form handling code lacks nonce verification functions entirely or uses them inconsistently across admin actions
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Verify data sanitization on stored outputsReview how user-supplied data (sidebar names, descriptions, settings) is stored and later output in admin pages. Check for use of sanitize_text_field, esc_html, esc_attr, or similar escaping functions before outputAffected if User-supplied data is output without proper escaping functions, allowing stored XSS
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Check for CSRF protection on settings pagesLocate forms in the plugin admin interface (typically in includes/ or templates/ folders). Inspect HTML form tags for hidden nonce fields (typically <input type="hidden" name="_wpnonce" ...>)Affected if Admin forms rendering in the plugin do not contain WordPress nonce fields
A user is affected if the Unlimited Page Sidebars plugin version is 0.2.6 or lower AND admin forms lack WordPress nonce verification, creating a CSRF vector for stored XSS injection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement WordPress nonces (wp_create_nonce/wp_verify_nonce) on all admin form actions and AJAX endpoints to prevent CSRF attacks, then sanitize and escape all user-supplied data before storing and outputting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-22688 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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