Mega Main Menu <= 2.2.2 - Information Disclosure

2023-01-10 00:00
indoushka

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Plugin
Mega Main Menu
Affected Version
<= 2.2.2
CVSS
5.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE
CVE pending
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At a glance

This record tracks a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Mega Main Menu WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.2.2. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed January 2023, reported by indoushka.

Vulnerability Overview

The Mega Main Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.2.2. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to download configuration data such as plugin settings.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in Mega Main Menu <= 2.2.2 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Mega Main Menu yet, so installs running <= 2.2.2 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.

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