CVE-2025-8401 in HT Mega Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 07/31/2025
The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1 via the 'get_post_data' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including the content of private, password-protected, and draft posts and pages.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/14/2025
The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin presents a critical sensitive information exposure vulnerability that affects all versions up to and including 2.9.1. This vulnerability resides within the 'get_post_data' function which fails to properly validate and sanitize user permissions when retrieving post information. The flaw allows authenticated attackers who possess author-level privileges or higher to access content that should remain restricted, including private posts, password-protected content, and draft publications. The vulnerability stems from inadequate access control mechanisms within the plugin's data retrieval processes, creating an unauthorized information disclosure scenario that directly violates fundamental security principles of data confidentiality and access control.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability demonstrates a clear breakdown in the plugin's authorization checks during post data retrieval operations. When the 'get_post_data' function processes requests for post information, it does not sufficiently verify whether the requesting user has appropriate permissions to access the requested content. This weakness enables attackers to exploit the function's lack of proper permission validation, allowing them to extract sensitive information from posts that are normally restricted to specific user roles. The vulnerability operates at the application level and can be leveraged by attackers who have already established an authenticated session with author-level privileges or higher, making it particularly concerning for WordPress environments where multiple user roles exist.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure, potentially enabling attackers to access confidential business information, unpublished content, or sensitive personal data that may be contained within private or draft posts. This exposure creates opportunities for competitive intelligence gathering, reputational damage, and potential regulatory violations depending on the nature of the accessed content. The vulnerability affects not only individual posts but also pages and any content that WordPress normally restricts based on user roles and post status. Attackers can systematically enumerate and extract information from multiple restricted posts, potentially leading to comprehensive data breaches of sensitive organizational information.
Organizations using the HT Mega plugin should immediately implement mitigations including updating to the latest plugin version where the vulnerability has been addressed, reviewing user permissions to ensure least privilege access, and implementing additional monitoring for unauthorized data access attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-200 which describes improper exposure of sensitive information and represents a clear violation of the principle of least privilege. From an attack perspective, this vulnerability maps to the credential access and reconnaissance phases of the ATT&CK framework, enabling attackers to gather information that could be used for further exploitation. Regular security audits and proper access control reviews should be conducted to prevent similar issues from arising in other plugins or custom implementations within the WordPress ecosystem.