# CVE-2024-1974: HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal

> Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary server files via directory traversal in the HT Mega Elementor plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gm7-w93h-8x3c

## What is CVE-2024-1974?

CVE-2024-1974 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6 via the render function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hasthemes Ht Mega.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder

- [CVE-2023-37999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37999/): WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [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-2024-1974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1974 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder. 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-2024-1974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1974

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1974/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.