Unauthenticated menu-image deletion via missing capability check
Published Dec 18, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Missing authorization in Yudiz Solutions Limited WP Menu Image 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete menu images. The wmi_delete_img_menu function performs the image-removal action without checking the caller's WordPress capability. No WordPress account is required; exploitation removes configured images from site navigation without exposing site data or executing code.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Yudiz Solutions Limited WP Menu Image 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete menu images. The wmi_delete_img_menu function performs the image-removal action without checking the caller's WordPress capability. No WordPress account is required; exploitation removes configured images from site navigation without exposing site data or executing code.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-52485
- Published
- Dec 18, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Yudiz Solutions Limited
- Product
- WP Menu Image
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.2 changes=[{"at":"2.3","status":"unaffected"}]
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