HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.9.1 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Limited Administrator Actions

2025-07-30 00:00

wesley (wcraft)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.9.2

Affected PluginHT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder

Affected Version<= 2.9.1

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-8068

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Vulnerability Overview

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to an improper capability check on the 'ajax_trash_templates' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary attachment files, and move arbitrary posts, pages, and templates to the Trash.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.9.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8068 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9cf6dae-572f-4eaa-8e8a-bca9e74fe738

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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