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

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

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

Affected products

devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder: before 2.2.1 — fixed in 2.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 2.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ht-mega-for-elementor/wordpress-ht-mega-absolute-addons-for-elementor-plugin-2-2-0-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ht-mega-for-elementor/wordpress-ht-mega-absolute-addons-for-elementor-plugin-2-2-0-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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