CVE-2023-37999 CRITICAL

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

Vendor Hasthemes

Product HT Mega

Weakness CWE-269

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

HT Mega through version 2.2.0 contains a privilege management flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control over the site. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. An attacker can read sensitive data, modify site content, and disrupt service availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify site content, and disrupt service without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site, including data theft, defacement, and downtime.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37999 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html AskarLabs — CWE-269 write-up Improper Privilege Management

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