Online Help Sliding Menu Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/online-help-sliding-menu

Use a widget to transform a normal sidebar menu (custom menu or pages list) into a responsive online help style sliding menu with the possibility of a …

0 active installs v1.3 PHP + WP 4.4+ Updated Unknown
jquery-menumenuonline-helpresponsivesliding-menu
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Online Help Sliding Menu Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Online Help Sliding Menu has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the 'online-help-sliding-menu' plugin v1.3 reveals a generally strong security posture in several key areas. The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history, along with a complete lack of SQL queries that are not properly prepared, is a significant strength. The plugin also demonstrates good practices by implementing nonce and capability checks, and importantly, there are no external HTTP requests, which eliminates a common attack vector. However, a notable concern arises from the output escaping. With 64 total outputs, only 42% are properly escaped, indicating a significant potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This means that user-supplied data, if not handled carefully within the plugin's output rendering, could be executed in a user's browser.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Online Help Sliding Menu Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Online Help Sliding Menu Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
37
27 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

42% escaped64 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<ohsm_import_admin> (ohsm_import_admin.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Online Help Sliding Menu Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadmin_menuohsm.php:40
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsohsm.php:107
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsohsm.php:111
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsohsm.php:150
filtersidebars_widgetsohsm.php:211
actionadmin_noticesohsm.php:229
actionin_widget_formOHSM_Widget.php:142
actionin_widget_formOHSM_Widget.php:160
actionin_widget_formOHSM_Widget.php:195
actionwidgets_initOHSM_Widget.php:290
Maintenance & Trust

Online Help Sliding Menu Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Online Help Sliding Menu Developer Profile

fabiandragos

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Online Help Sliding Menu

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/online-help-sliding-menu/css/menuItems.css/wp-content/plugins/online-help-sliding-menu/js/OnlineHelpSlidingMenu.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/online-help-sliding-menu/js/OnlineHelpSlidingMenu.js/wp-content/plugins/online-help-sliding-menu/js/bootstrap/3.3.6/bootstrap.min.js
Version Parameters
online-help-sliding-menu/js/OnlineHelpSlidingMenu.js?ver=online-help-sliding-menu/js/bootstrap/3.3.6/bootstrap.min.js?ver=online-help-sliding-menu/css/menuItems.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ohsm_req
HTML Comments
Online Help Sliding Menu INITIAL CSS
Data Attributes
ohsm-css
JS Globals
wp.codeEditor.initialize
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Online Help Sliding Menu