CVE-2024-8910
📋 TL;DR
The HT Mega plugin for WordPress exposes sensitive template data through a vulnerability in the accordion widget. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can extract private, pending, and draft template information. This affects all WordPress sites using HT Mega plugin versions up to 2.6.5.
💻 Affected Systems
- HT Mega - Absolute Addons For Elementor WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Ht Mega by Hasthemes
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal unpublished content, proprietary templates, or sensitive draft materials, potentially leading to intellectual property theft or content manipulation.
Likely Case
Malicious contributors or compromised accounts accessing unpublished content they shouldn't have permission to view.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if proper access controls and user privilege management are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.6.6
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3156058/ht-mega-for-elementor
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'HT Mega - Absolute Addons For Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 2.6.6+. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the HT Mega plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ht-mega-for-elementor
Restrict User Roles
allTemporarily remove Contributor and higher privileges from untrusted users
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user access controls and limit Contributor roles to trusted users only
- Monitor user activity logs for unusual access patterns to template data
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for HT Mega version. If version is 2.6.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get ht-mega-for-elementor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify HT Mega plugin shows version 2.6.6 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with htmega_accordion actions
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful Contributor-level login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin-ajax.php with 'action' parameter containing 'htmega_accordion'
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("htmega_accordion" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND status=200