PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Custom Sidebars safe?
Flexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!
What this plugin does
- Slug:
custom-sidebars - Author: WebFactory
- 100000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (1028 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 5221187 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2010-08-23
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 3.38
- Last updated: 2026-08-16 12:45pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 5.6+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
2 known CVEs on file for Custom Sidebars. Reported between 2015 and 2017.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-18510 | Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager [custom-sidebars] < 3.1.0 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | High 8.8 | < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 | 2017-10-04 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2017-18511 | Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager [custom-sidebars] < 3.0.8.1 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | High 8.8 | < 3.0.8.1 | 3.0.8.1 | 2017-06-29 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager [custom-sidebars] < 2.1.0.2 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.0.2 | 2.1.0.2 | 2015-01-13 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager [custom-sidebars] < 2.1.0.2 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.0.2 | 2.1.0.2 | 2015-01-11 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager [custom-sidebars] < 2.1.0.2 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.0.2 | 2.1.0.2 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Custom Sidebars 2.1.0.1 - XSS | — | Unknown | < 2.1.0.2 | 2.1.0.2 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Custom Sidebars updated — 3.38 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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