CVE-2024-1974

HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Directory Traversal

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6 via the render function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

El complemento HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor para WordPress es vulnerable a Directory Traversal en todas las versiones hasta la 2.4.6 incluida a través de la función de renderizado. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de colaborador o superior, lean el contenido de archivos arbitrarios en el servidor, que pueden contener información confidencial.

*Credits: Craig Smith

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-02-28 CVE Reserved
2024-04-09 CVE Published
2024-08-09 CVE Updated
2025-03-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ht-mega-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/htmega_weather.php#L401
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3048999/ht-mega-for-elementor/tags/2.4.7/includes/widgets/htmega_weather.php?old=2939273&old_path=ht-mega-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/htmega_weather.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11b5f0a1-bf22-46be-a165-c62f1077da0f?source=cve

URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Devitemsllc Search vendor "Devitemsllc"		HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor Search vendor "Devitemsllc" for product "HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor"				<= 2.4.6 Search vendor "Devitemsllc" for product "HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor" and version " <= 2.4.6"		en		Affected