PT-2025-9809 · WordPress · The Hero Mega Menu

Lucio Sá · Published 2025-03-05 · Updated 2025-03-06 · CVE-2024-13779

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin versions up to, and including, 1.16.5

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, specifically via the index parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.16.5, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue to prevent Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the index parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-13779

Affected Products

The Hero Mega Menu

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13779 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18d37650-057d-4cd1-bfeb-e40885d22566?source=cve · Note
• https://codecanyon.net/item/hero-menu-responsive-wordpress-mega-menu-plugin/10324895 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/19618 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/113544 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1897506947273834696 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/WolfgangSesin/status/1897250720664953266 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1897395436182221018 · Twitter Post