Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin <= 1.16.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'index' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heroplugins | Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin | up to 1.16.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin Vendorheroplugins Affected up to 1.16.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggf2-5pvw-h694
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-13779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ggf2-5pvw-h694 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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