HT Mega Plugin up to 2.4.6 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HT Mega Plugin up to 2.4.6 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-1974. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HT Mega Plugin up to 2.4.6 on WordPress. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-1974 since 02/28/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/28/2024 🔍
03/14/2024 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3048999
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-1974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-256869

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2024 21:16
Updated: 04/14/2026 17:20
Changes: 03/14/2024 21:16 (37), 04/15/2024 14:30 (16), 04/15/2024 14:34 (12), 01/23/2025 05:43 (13), 04/14/2026 17:20 (1)
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