Subscriber-level directory deletion via unchecked menu path
Published Mar 5, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Arbitrary directory deletion in HeroPlugins Hero Mega Menu 1.16.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete server directories. The hmenu_delete_menu() function insufficiently validates a supplied path before deleting its referenced directory. The CNA title and CVSS assessment require Subscriber-level access, although the CNA description separately labels attackers unauthenticated; successful abuse removes directories and can interrupt the site.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary directory deletion in HeroPlugins Hero Mega Menu 1.16.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete server directories. The hmenu_delete_menu() function insufficiently validates a supplied path before deleting its referenced directory. The CNA title and CVSS assessment require Subscriber-level access, although the CNA description separately labels attackers unauthenticated; successful abuse removes directories and can interrupt the site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-13780
- Published
- Mar 5, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- HeroPlugins
- Product
- Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.16.5
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