CVE-2022-1152: Menubar < 5.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Menubar WordPress plugin before 5.8 does not sanitise and escape the command parameter before outputting it back in the response via the menubar AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Menubar: before 5.8 — fixed in 5.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Menubar 5.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c55fda9-e938-4267-be77-a6d73ee46af3
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c55fda9-e938-4267-be77-a6d73ee46af3

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