What potential pitfalls should be considered when implementing a menu creator in a PHP-based CMS?

One potential pitfall to consider when implementing a menu creator in a PHP-based CMS is the risk of SQL injection attacks if user input is not properly sanitized before being used in database queries. To prevent this, always use prepared statements or parameterized queries when interacting with the database to avoid malicious code injection. 

// Example of using prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM menu WHERE menu_id = :menu_id");
$stmt->bindParam(':menu_id', $menu_id);
$stmt->execute();
$menu = $stmt->fetch();

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SQL injection cross-site scripting user input validation session management security vulnerabilities

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