Responsive Sidebar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-sidebar

Makes your sidebar responsive.

800 active installs v1.2.2 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.0.3+ Updated Jan 16, 2021
mobileresponsiveresponsive-sidebarsidebar
61
C · Use Caution
CVEs total1
Unpatched1
Last CVEJul 28, 2025
Safety Verdict

Is Responsive Sidebar Safe to Use in 2026?

Use With Caution

Score 61/100

Responsive Sidebar has 1 unpatched vulnerability. Evaluate alternatives or apply available mitigations.

1 known CVE 1 unpatched Last CVE: Jul 28, 2025Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

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)
Vulnerabilities
1 published

Responsive Sidebar Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2025 · unpatched
2025
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

High
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2025-60073high · 8.1Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Responsive Sidebar <= 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

Jul 28, 2025Unpatched
Version History

Responsive Sidebar Release Timeline

v1.2.11 CVE
v1.2.01 CVE
v1.1.11 CVE
v1.1.01 CVE
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Responsive Sidebar Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
14
16 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

53% escaped30 total outputs
Attack Surface

Responsive Sidebar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\Admin.php:37
filterplugin_action_links_responsive-sidebar/responsive-sidebar.phpsrc\Admin\Admin.php:38
actionadmin_initsrc\Admin\Admin.php:39
actionadmin_menusrc\Admin\Admin.php:40
actioncustomize_registersrc\Admin\Customizer.php:25
actioncustomize_registersrc\Admin\Customizer.php:26
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssrc\Frontend\Frontend.php:60
actionwp_headsrc\Frontend\Frontend.php:61
actionwp_footersrc\Frontend\Frontend.php:62
actionwp_footersrc\Frontend\Frontend.php:63
actiondynamic_sidebar_beforesrc\Frontend\Frontend.php:64
actiondynamic_sidebar_aftersrc\Frontend\Frontend.php:65
actionplugins_loadedsrc\ResponsiveSidebarPlugin.php:31
Maintenance & Trust

Responsive Sidebar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.6.17
Last updatedJan 16, 2021
PHP min version5.6
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings14
Active installs800
Developer Profile

Responsive Sidebar Developer Profile

Processby

8 plugins · 21K total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
76/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Responsive Sidebar

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-sidebar/admin/css/rs-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/responsive-sidebar/frontend/css/responsive-sidebar.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-sidebar/frontend/js/responsive-sidebar.js
Version Parameters
responsive-sidebar/admin/css/rs-admin.css?ver=responsive-sidebar/frontend/css/responsive-sidebar.css?ver=responsive-sidebar/frontend/js/responsive-sidebar.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
resp-sidebar-wrapperresponsive-sidebar-button
Data Attributes
data-rs-widthdata-rs-shadowsdata-rs-blackoutdata-rs-position
JS Globals
ResponsiveSidebar
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Responsive Sidebar