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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-53993 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.
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History

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin <= 1.16.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-05T14:56:59.780Z

Reserved: 2025-01-28T20:09:26.896Z

Link: CVE-2024-13780

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-05T14:56:56.365Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-03-05T10:15:16.513

Modified: 2025-03-05T10:15:16.513

Link: CVE-2024-13780

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