CVE-2024-49300: WordPress Hero Menu plugin <= 1.16.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin: from n/a through 1.16.5.

Affected products

NotFound Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin: through 1.16.5

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/hmenu/vulnerability/wordpress-hero-menu-plugin-1-16-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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