CVE-2024-13780

Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin <= 1.16.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 5, 2025 at 09:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHero Mega Menu

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 1.16.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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