CVE-2025-2871
MEDIUM EPSS 6.5%
Published Apr 12, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published Apr 12, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
The WordPress Mega Menu – QuadMenu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_dismiss_notice() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update any user meta to a value of one, including wp_capabilities which could result in a privilege deescalation of an administrator, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
6.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Authentication
References 3
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quadmenu/tags/3.2.0/lib/class-admin.php#L105
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3270825/quadmenu/tags/3.2.1/lib/class-admin.php
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ba7b675-54d6-4f0e-b60f-1c7fa6ff24ea?source=cve
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.