CVE-2024-4875

HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Options Update

2024-05-20 19:51
1337_Wannabe

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.5.3
Affected Plugin
HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
Affected Version
<= 2.5.2
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2024-4875
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At a glance

CVE-2024-4875 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the HT Mega Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.5.2. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 2.5.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2024, reported by 1337_Wannabe.

Vulnerability Overview

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data|loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_dismiss' function in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update options such as users_can_register, which can lead to unauthorized user registration.

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.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

HT Mega Addons for Elementor <= 2.5.2 carries this weakness at ajax_dismiss, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For HT Mega Addons for Elementor the fix is 2.5.3: builds <= 2.5.2 are affected, anything from 2.5.3 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.5.3, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: HT Mega Addons for Elementor 2.5.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4875https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bdd3868a-d741-42b4-bc7f-6fb5d33bb71bhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4875

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