CVE-2024-13780 Missing authorization in Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary directories on the server due to missing authorization checks in the Hero Mega Menu plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13780?
CVE-2024-13780 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in heroplugins Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin, published on 5 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the hmenu_delete_menu() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary directories on the server.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13780?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-13780 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13780 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmp5-2j86-r93w.