CVE-2024-13778: Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin <= 1.16.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
Description
The Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13778
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')Affected Products
Vendor: heroplugins
Product: Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 4.49% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-02 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13778https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5bdf04e6-6d9d-41a3-ac54-1a95f4617ea4?source=cve
https://codecanyon.net/item/hero-menu-responsive-wordpress-mega-menu-plugin/10324895