
Responsive Sidebar Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-sidebarMakes your sidebar responsive.
Is Responsive Sidebar Safe to Use in 2026?
Use With Caution
Score 61/100Responsive Sidebar has 1 unpatched vulnerability. Evaluate alternatives or apply available mitigations.
The responsive-sidebar plugin version 1.2.2 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis shows no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero attack surface. Furthermore, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which are excellent security practices. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping, where only 53% of outputs are properly escaped, leaving a substantial portion potentially vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The lack of any identified taint flows is reassuring, but this is overshadowed by the plugin's vulnerability history.
Key Concerns
- Unpatched High severity CVE exists
- Significant portion of output not escaped
- No nonce checks on entry points (though none exist)
- No capability checks on entry points (though none exist)
Responsive Sidebar Security Vulnerabilities
CVEs by Year
Severity Breakdown
1 total CVE
Responsive Sidebar <= 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Responsive Sidebar Release Timeline
Responsive Sidebar Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Responsive Sidebar Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 13
Maintenance & Trust
Responsive Sidebar Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Responsive Sidebar Developer Profile
8 plugins · 21K total installs
How We Detect Responsive Sidebar
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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