CVE-2024-38706 WordPress HT Mega plugin <= 2.5.7 - JSON Path Traversal vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the HT Mega WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38706?
CVE-2024-38706 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in DevItems HT Mega, published on 12 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in DevItems HT Mega ht-mega-for-elementor.This issue affects HT Mega: from n/a through <= 2.5.7.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38706?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hasthemes Ht Mega.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38706?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-38706 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38706 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in DevItems HT Mega
- CVE-2023-37999 WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2024-1974 HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal
- CVE-2023-6214 HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.6 - Sensitive Information Exposure via purchased_products
- CVE-2023-50901 WordPress HT Mega Plugin <= 2.3.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-30182 WordPress HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin <= 2.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x95f-8vx8-8q9r.