SQL Injection Vulnerability in Hero Mega Menu Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13778

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Heroplugins
Status
Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 March 2025

Summary

The Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin is susceptible to SQL Injection due to inadequate escaping of user-supplied parameters and poor preparation in the SQL query structure. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers, such as those with Subscriber-level access, to inject additional SQL commands into existing queries. As a result, attackers can potentially extract sensitive data from the database, leading to significant security risks for affected WordPress sites.

Affected Version(s)

Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin * <= 1.16.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://codecanyon.net/item/hero-menu-responsive-wordpres...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lucio Sá
.