Plugins · megamenu · data as of 2026-11-01
Is Max Mega Menu safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.10.8
- Last updated
- 2026-09-14
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
An easy to use mega menu plugin. Written the WordPress way. — by megamenu
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.10.8). Anything older than 3.3.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get megamenu --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update megamenu updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-28003 · published 2024-03-28
Missing authorization check in Max Mega Menu (3.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.3.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Megamenu Max Mega Menu.This issue affects Max Mega Menu: from n/a through 3.3.
medium 6.1 CVE-2017-18525 · published 2019-08-21
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Max Mega Menu (older than 2.4)
- Affected
- older than 2.4
- Fixed in
- 2.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The megamenu plugin before 2.4 for WordPress has XSS.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-14 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.10.8).
- 2024-03-28 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-28003), fixed in 3.3.1.
- 2019-08-21 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2017-18525), fixed in 2.4.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/megamenu (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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