4.3

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

Analyzed
Published 25-09-2024Last modified 08-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8434 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in themehunk easy mega menu for wordpress – themehunk. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.4% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.1.0.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.35% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Themehunk2 products
Wordpress1 product
  • themehunk-megamenu-plus≤ 1.0.9 (fixed in 1.1.0)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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