Auth bypass in Themehunk Easy Mega Menu For WordPress –
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 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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be3869a9-f72d-4bbb-ba51-d2761… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0… (Patch)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0… (Patch)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0… (Patch)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156084/themehunk-megamenu-plus/tags/1.1.0… (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8434?
- CVE-2024-8434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themehunk Easy Mega Menu For WordPress –, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8434?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8434 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.