# CVE-2023-37999: WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges in the HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x43h-289c-p8r5

## What is CVE-2023-37999?

CVE-2023-37999 is a critical vulnerability in HasThemes HT Mega, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in HasThemes HT Mega allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects HT Mega: from n/a through 2.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37999?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hasthemes Ht Mega.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37999 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37999 exists.

Public exploit code:

- HT Mega – Absolute Addons for Elementor <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-37999.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in HasThemes HT Mega

- [CVE-2024-1974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1974/): HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6214/): HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.6 - Sensitive Information Exposure via purchased_products (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-50901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50901/): WordPress HT Mega Plugin <= 2.3.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-38706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38706/): WordPress HT Mega plugin <= 2.5.7 - JSON Path Traversal vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-30182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30182/): WordPress HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin <= 2.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37999 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37999 is a critical vulnerability in HasThemes HT Mega, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37999 exists.

Affected product: HasThemes HT Mega. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37999/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37999/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37999
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37999
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37999

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37999/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.