Ht MegaWordPress extension · Hasthemes
CVE-2023-51529
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HasThemes HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor.This issue affects HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor: from n/a through 2.3.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HT Mega plugin for Elementor allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions by tricking them into visiting malicious URLs. The plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF nonce validation on certain state-changing operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ht MegaWordPress extension
< 2.3.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate HT Mega plugin installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'ht-mega-for-elementor' or 'htmega-for-elementor', or view installed plugins in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if HT Mega plugin folder exists in the plugins directory
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Find the installed version numberOpen the main plugin file (typically htmega-for-elementor.php) and locate the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or run command: grep -i 'Version:' /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/htmega-for-elementor/htmega-for-elementor.phpAffected if Version number is present in the plugin file header
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Compare against vulnerable version thresholdParse the version string (e.g., 2.3.3, 2.2.0, 1.0.0) and verify if it is less than 2.3.4Affected if Version is 2.3.3 or any earlier version (e.g., 2.3.0, 2.2.x, 1.x.x)
If the HT Mega plugin is installed and its version is below 2.3.4, the site is affected by CVE-2023-51529 due to missing CSRF nonce validation on state-changing operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.3.4
Implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all forms and AJAX actions that perform state changes, and verify the nonce on the server side before processing requests.
2.3.4
- 1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- 3. Locate 'HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor' in the installed plugins list
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 2.3.4
- 5. Alternatively, download version 2.3.4 from the WordPress plugin repository or your purchase source
- 6. Deactivate the current plugin version, then upload and install version 2.3.4
- 7. Reactivate the plugin after installation
- 8. Verify the plugin version shows 2.3.4 in the Plugins list
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Ht Mega
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-51529 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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