HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Options Update
The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data|loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_dismiss' function in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update options such as users_can_register, which can lead to unauthorized user registration.
- Published
- May 21, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 53th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Wordfence
- 4.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hasthemes | ht mega | cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:ht_mega |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hasthemes ht megabefore 2.5.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Wordfence). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
- up to and including 2.5.2affected · semver
Same product
hasthemes: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-37999WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability40Plan
- CVE-2024-38706WordPress HT Mega plugin <= 2.5.7 - JSON Path Traversal vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2023-51529WordPress HT Mega Plugin <= 2.3.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)35Monitor
- CVE-2023-6214HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.6 - Sensitive Information Exposure via purchased_products30Monitor
- CVE-2024-32782WordPress HT Mega plugin <= 2.4.7 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability26Monitor
- CVE-2024-1974HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2024-05-21 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoCsame day
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+862 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- AmrAwadfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ht-mega-for-elementor/trunk/admin/include/class.dynamic-notice.php#L52
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3088899/ht-mega-for-elementor/trunk/admin/include/class.dynamic-notice.php
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bdd3868a-d741-42b4-bc7f-6fb5d33bb71b?source=cve
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.