CVE-2024-8434 Missing authorization in Easy Mega Menu for WordPress – ThemeHunk
Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks in AJAX functions.
- 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-2024-8434?
CVE-2024-8434 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Easy Mega Menu for WordPress – ThemeHunk, published on 25 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8434?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themehunk Mega Menu.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8434 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-2024-8434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-564c-h2vx-x449.