PLUGIN SECURITY
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Menu Icons WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
menu-icons2 known CVEs on file for Menu Icons.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-4635 | Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus [menu-icons] < 0.13.14 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.4 | < 0.13.14 | 0.13.14 | 2024-05-15 | — |
| CVE-2026-1755 | Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus [menu-icons] < 0.13.21 | — | Unknown | < 0.13.21 | 0.13.21 | 0000-00-00 | — |
The Menu Icons by ThemeIsle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘add_mime_type’ function in versions up to, and including, 0.13.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Source: CVE.org
The Menu Icons by ThemeIsle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘_wp_attachment_image_alt’ post meta in all versions up to, and including, 0.13.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Source: Wordfence
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