CVE-2024-38706 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38706: WordPress HT Mega plugin <= 2.5.7 - JSON Path Traversal vulnerability

Vendor Devitems

Product HT Mega

Weakness CWE-35

Published July 12, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in DevItems HT Mega ht-mega-for-elementor.This issue affects HT Mega: from n/a through <= 2.5.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

HT Mega versions up to 2.5.7 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can read sensitive data they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires network access and valid login credentials but no additional user interaction. Update to a version newer than 2.5.7 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data accessible only to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can view confidential information beyond their permission level.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Valid login credentials with low-level site access; network access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 12, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38706 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html AskarLabs — CWE-35 write-up Path Traversal (Multiple Leading Dots)

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