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RT Mega Menu EUVDEUVD-2026-82644

| CVE-2026-14855 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-18 Wordfence GHSA-r4ch-x8vf-xx8j
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register Subscriber-level account
  2. Delivery
    Submit XSS payload via css[left] AJAX parameter
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored unsanitized in menu config
  4. Execution
    Victim/admin loads affected page
  5. Persist
    Script executes in their browser
  6. Impact
    Session hijack or privileged action

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated WordPress account with Subscriber-level access or above (PR:L) on a site running RT Mega Menu - Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg version 1.5.1 or earlier; the practical prerequisite is a site that permits user self-registration or otherwise grants low-privileged accounts, since the malicious 'css[left]' value is submitted through the plugin's admin AJAX request handler. Exploitation is limited by: (1) needing valid credentials rather than being fully unauthenticated, and (2) requiring a victim to subsequently load a page that renders the injected mega-menu output for the stored script to fire - no immediate user interaction by the attacker is needed (UI:N).

Impact

This is a moderate-severity stored XSS (vendor CVSS 6.4, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) whose real-world priority is tempered by its access requirement. The vector confirms network reach and low complexity, but PR:L means an attacker must already hold at least Subscriber-level credentials on the target WordPress site - not an anonymous internet-wide attack. The scope change (S:C) and C:L/I:L reflect script execution in a victim's browser context rather than server compromise. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept are present in the supplied data, so this is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and there is no evidence of active exploitation. Wordfence (a credible WordPress-focused source) reported it and links directly to the vulnerable source lines, so the technical claim is well-substantiated even though no fixed version is stated (all versions up to and including 1.5.1 are affected). Net assessment: a genuine but not urgent issue - realistic threat is limited to sites that allow untrusted user self-registration, where a low-privileged account can plant persistent script that fires against any visitor, including administrators.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

On a WordPress site running RT Mega Menu <=1.5.1 that permits open registration, an attacker registers a Subscriber account, then submits a malicious payload through the 'css[left]' parameter of the plugin's admin AJAX handler. The injected script is stored and later executes in the browser of any user who views a page rendering the affected mega-menu, enabling session/cookie theft or admin-action forgery if an administrator views the page. No public POC is referenced, but Wordfence links the exact vulnerable code paths.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 18, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the WordPress plugin RT Mega Menu - Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg (all versions through 1.5.1) allows an attacker with an authenticated Subscriber-level account or higher to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the 'css[left]' mega-menu styling parameter, which is persisted and then executed in the browser of every visitor who loads a page rendering the poisoned menu. The assessed severity is moderate (CVSS 6.4, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), with the low privilege bar rather than the payload itself being the main limiting factor; no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, so priority should be driven by whether the site allows self-registration or hosts untrusted low-privileged users.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the only references supplied point at the vulnerable 1.5.1 source tree, and the CPE string enumerates no fixed version, so verify current availability on the plugin's WordPress.org page and the Wordfence advisory (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4302ab90-f827-4e25-b72f-d41542d3bad3?source=cve) before assuming an upgrade target. If no fixed release exists, the highest-value compensating control is to deactivate and remove RT Mega Menu until an update ships; the trade-off is loss of your mega-menu navigation, so export the menu structure or replace it with a core WordPress menu or an alternative builder if the site depends on it. Second, close the privilege path the exploit relies on: disable open self-registration (WordPress Settings → General → 'Anyone can register'), and audit existing Subscriber/Contributor accounts, removing or downgrading any that are untrusted - this does not remove the flaw but eliminates the realistic attacker entry point, at the cost of blocking legitimate new users. Third, scan stored plugin settings for injected values by inspecting menu item CSS/meta rows containing script markup (angle brackets, 'onerror', 'javascript:') in the wp_postmeta/wp_options tables and any mega-menu term metadata, since an already-stored payload keeps firing after the plugin is patched. Fourth, if the plugin must stay live, deploy a WAF rule or a WordPress-layer filter that rejects or HTML-encodes the 'css[...]' parameters on the plugin's admin-ajax actions and enforce a Content-Security-Policy that disallows inline script - note that CSP can break legitimate inline scripts and analytics, and WAF signatures for authenticated admin-AJAX traffic are prone to bypass, so treat these as interim only.

Affected VersionsENISA

RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg 0 ≤1.5.1

Affected Packages

euvd rt_mega_menu_mega_menu_builder_for_elementor_gutenberg no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation / Cross-Site Scripting) in its stored variant. RT Mega Menu is a WordPress menu-builder plugin for Elementor and Gutenberg that stores per-menu-item presentation settings - including CSS properties such as 'css[left]' - so that WordPress can re-render them on the front end. In 1.5.1, that setting is accepted by the plugin's admin AJAX request handler without adequate sanitization (see admin/includes/admin-ajax-request.php, referenced lines 34 and 68) and is later emitted without context-appropriate escaping, with the vulnerable sinks and related code paths visible in public/includes/rtmega-nav-walker.php (line 186), admin/includes/plugin-scripts.php (line 81) and public/includes/rt-mega-menu-terms.php (line 82). Because the injected markup is persisted in the database and reflected back to any front-end request that renders the affected menu, the payload executes in the origin of the victim site; the CVSS scope-changed flag (S:C) reflects that the injected script runs in the browsing context of other users rather than the attacker's own session. The affected component is tracked by CPE cpe:2.3:a:themewant:rt_mega_menu_-_mega_menu_builder_for_elementor_&_gutenberg and by ENISA EUVD-2026-82644.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.4 MEDIUM

Authenticated Subscriber submits the payload so PR:L; stored XSS crosses into victims' browser context (S:C) with limited confidentiality/integrity impact and no availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The RT Mega Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'css[left]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche third-party WordPress mega-menu plugin, limited install base
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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