Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-4875HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Options Update

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder from devitemsllc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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