Auth bypass in Krishaweb Advance Nav Menu Manager
CVE-2026-8688
The Advance Nav Menu Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to duplicate, copy, move, or publish nav_menu_item posts via wp_insert_post(), modifying the site's navigation menus without authorization.
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 (31.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% 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
- Krishaweb Advance Nav Menu Manager — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e234a79d-5d46-44db-833c-51e20…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advance-nav-menu-manager/tags/1.3/include/cl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advance-nav-menu-manager/tags/1.3/include/cl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advance-nav-menu-manager/tags/1.3/include/op…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advance-nav-menu-manager/tags/1.1/include/cl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advance-nav-menu-manager/tags/1.1/include/cl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advance-nav-menu-manager/tags/1.1/include/op…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8688?
- CVE-2026-8688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Krishaweb Advance Nav Menu Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8688?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.