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CVE-2024-54282:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability (CVE-2024-54282) was discovered in Themeum WP Mega Menu plugin affecting versions through 1.4.2. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 11, 2024, and allows PHP Object Injection (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue is classified as CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute code injection, SQL injection, path traversal, or denial of service attacks if a proper POP chain is present (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
No official fix is available for this vulnerability. The recommended mitigation is to remove and replace the software with an alternative solution, as the plugin is considered abandoned and unlikely to receive security updates (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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