CVE-2022-41698 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Layered If Menu.This issue affects If Menu: from n/a through 0.16.3.

Published: 2024-04-17

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Layered

If Menu

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 0.16.3

No data.

No data.

Vendor	Product	Confidence	Versions
Wordpress	Wordpress	—	—

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 0.17.0 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44883	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Layered If Menu.This issue affects If Menu: from n/a through 0.16.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00127.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/if-menu/wordpress-if-menu-visibility-control-for-menus-plugin-0-16-3-broken-access-control?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Layered If Menu.This issue affects If Menu: from n/a through 0.16.3.	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Layered If Menu.This issue affects If Menu: from n/a through 0.16.3.

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-04-17T10:13:13.715Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:49.643Z

Reserved: 2022-10-19T11:12:07.094Z

Link: CVE-2022-41698

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:49:43.970Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-04-17T11:15:07.340

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:18:50.160

Link: CVE-2022-41698

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T11:22:54Z

Weaknesses

CWE-862

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