CVE-2024-1974

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

2024-05-23 16:06
Webbernaut

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.4.7
Affected Plugin
HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
Affected Version
<= 2.4.6
CVSS
8.8High
Weakness type
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE
CVE-2024-1974
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At a glance

CVE-2024-1974 is a high-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the HT Mega Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.4.6. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.4.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2024, reported by Webbernaut.

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

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

Reaching this weakness in HT Mega Addons for Elementor <= 2.4.6 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.

Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For HT Mega Addons for Elementor the fix is 2.4.7: builds <= 2.4.6 are affected, anything from 2.4.7 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.4.7, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: HT Mega Addons for Elementor 2.4.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1974https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11b5f0a1-bf22-46be-a165-c62f1077da0fhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1974

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