WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-4875 Modified

HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor: A security weakness

HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor
Plugin slug
ht-mega-for-elementor
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 21, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 21, 2024 and is one of 21 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources