CVE-2024-49333
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in NotFound Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin: from n/a through 1.16.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Hero Mega Menu WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands via unsanitized input in plugin parameters. This could enable unauthorized data access or modification of the database.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Hero Mega Menu plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Hero Mega Menu' in the installed plugins list, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a hero-mega-menu folderAffected if The plugin folder 'hero-mega-menu' exists in the plugins directory
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the Hero Mega Menu plugin to view its details and read the version number from the plugin header, or open the main plugin PHP file and search for 'Version:' in the file header commentAffected if The displayed version is lower than 1.16.6 (e.g., 1.16.5, 1.16.4, etc.)
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Verify plugin is active on the siteCheck the WordPress Plugins page to confirm Hero Mega Menu is activated, or query the wp_options table for the option_name 'active_plugins' and check if the plugin path is presentAffected if The plugin is activated and loading its code on the site frontend or admin
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Check for suspicious SQL activity in logsReview web server access logs and WordPress debug logs for unusual SQL syntax or UNION-based queries in request parameters, particularly in query strings that may correspond to plugin parametersAffected if Log entries show SQL commands or database error messages referencing the plugin's query parameters
The environment is likely affected if Hero Mega Menu plugin is installed with a version lower than 1.16.6 and the plugin is active, since the SQL injection flaw exists in unsanitized plugin parameters that process user input.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Hero Mega Menu plugin to version 1.16.6 or later where the SQL injection vulnerability has been patched.
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