PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Sidebar Manager safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Sidebar Manager WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
sidebar-manager - Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager [sidebar-manager] < 1.1.4 [WordPress Lightweight Sidebar Manager <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability]
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager [sidebar-manager] < 1.1.4 [Various Affected Software (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass]
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager [sidebar-manager] < 1.1.4 [CVE-2021-4342]
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager [sidebar-manager] < 1.1.5 [CVE-2020-36747, Lightweight Sidebar Manager <= 1.1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass, Lightweight Sidebar Manager < 1.1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery]
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager — 100000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- SMK Sidebar Generator — 10000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- Widgetize Pages Light — 3000+ active installs
- Sidebar Manager Light — 1000+ active installs
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