Medium severity · published Sep 25, 2024
CVE-2024-8434
The Easy Mega Menu Plugin for WordPress – ThemeHunk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions hooked via…
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Easy Mega Menu Plugin for WordPress – ThemeHunk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions hooked via AJAX in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform actions like updating plugin settings.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MM
Mega Menu · Themehunk
before 1.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8434
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8434
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0/inc/megamenu-base.php
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0/inc/megamenu-nav-menu-settings.php
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0/inc/megamenu-setting.php
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0/inc/megamenu-widgets.php
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be3869a9-f72d-4bbb-ba51-d2761ca761f2?source=cve
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