All the vulnerabilites related to whiteshadow - Admin Menu Editor
cve-2025-9493
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-06 03:22
Modified
2025-09-08 20:19
Summary
Admin Menu Editor <= 1.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via placeholder Parameter
Impacted products
whiteshadowAdmin Menu Editor
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