This vulnerability is highly dangerous and expected to become exploited. Vulnerabilities like this one are used in mass-exploit campaigns. Attackers use these to attack thousands of websites at a time, regardless of traffic size or popularity. Learn more.
As immediate action, update the affected plugin. If you're unable to do so, ask your hosting provider or web developer for help.
This entry will be updated if more information comes available. At this time, this has been confirmed by the developer and users of the plugin. This occurred due to a compromise of the website of the developer "adminmenueditor.com". Remove the plugin entirely and consider that your WordPress site may already be compromised.
A backdoor is a malicious file which could allow a malicious actor to gain access and exploit your website at any time they desire. One example would be to execute a payload to inject advertisements on your website.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
We advise to mitigate or resolve the vulnerability immediately.
Published by Patchstack
15 Sep, 2026