CVE-2024-4875 HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization checks to update site options, potentially enabling unauthorized user registration.
- 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-2024-4875?
CVE-2024-4875 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder, published on 21 May 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hasthemes Ht Mega.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-4875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4875 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
- 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-2024-38706 WordPress HT Mega plugin <= 2.5.7 - JSON Path Traversal vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgvv-c4m6-65wv.