CVE-2023-37999 (GCVE-0-2023-37999)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 06:51 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ht-… | vdb-entry |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HasThemes | HT Mega |
Affected:
n/a , ≤ 2.2.0
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 2 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | cms |
| 7D Avg | 1 |
| Vendor | Wordpress |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 2 |
| Product | Wordpress HasThemes HT Mega |
| Cisa Kev | no |
| Connections | 38 |
| Observation Date | 2026-09-06 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 9.8 |
| Vulnerability Severity | Critical |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | WordPress HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability |
| Vendor | HasThemes |
| Product | HT Mega |
| Added Date | 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
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