CVE-2024-8434 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-8434: Easy Mega Menu Plugin for WordPress – ThemeHunk <= 1.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Updates

Vendor Themehunk
Product Easy Mega Menu for WordPress – ThemeHunk
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published September 25, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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