Vulnerability · Published Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-14855RT Mega Menu <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via rtmega_update_menu_options AJAX Action
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg from themewant. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themewant | RT Mega Menu – Mega Menu Builder for Elementor & Gutenberg | 0 – through 1.5.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4302ab90-f827-4e25-b72f-d41542d3bad3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rt-mega-menu/tags/1.5.1/public/includes/rtmega-nav-walker.php#L186
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rt-mega-menu/tags/1.5.1/admin/includes/admin-ajax-request.php#L68
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rt-mega-menu/tags/1.5.1/admin/includes/admin-ajax-request.php#L34
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rt-mega-menu/tags/1.5.1/admin/includes/plugin-scripts.php#L81
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rt-mega-menu/tags/1.5.1/public/includes/rt-mega-menu-terms.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3604791/rt-mega-menu/trunk/admin/includes/admin-ajax-request.php