CVE-2023-37999 (GCVE-0-2023-37999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 06:51 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI Previdian
Title
WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in HasThemes HT Mega allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects HT Mega: from n/a through 2.2.0.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-30 17:47 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HasThemes HT Mega Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.2.0 (custom)
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hasthemes ht_mega_-_absolute_addons_for_elementor_page_builder Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:ht_mega_-_absolute_addons_for_elementor_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-37999

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-04-30 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-04-30
Asserted: 2026-04-30

Scope
Notes: WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability | Affected: HasThemes / HT Mega | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.03349 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian


Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Cve Id CVE-2023-37999
Vendor HasThemes
Ghsa Id None
Product HT Mega
Added Date 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.03349
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.88281
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-37999
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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