CVE-2025-54695
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in DevItems HT Mega ht-mega-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HT Mega: from n/a through <= 2.9.0.
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 confidenceThe HT Mega WordPress plugin for Elementor contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) where certain functionality does not properly validate user permissions before allowing access or actions. This allows authenticated users to perform operations beyond their intended privilege level, exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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Identify if HT Mega plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for the 'ht-mega-for-elementor' folder, or go to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'HT Mega' in the listAffected if The HT Mega plugin for Elementor is present on the WordPress site
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Determine the installed HT Mega versionIn WordPress Admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find HT Mega, and note the version number displayed, or open wp-content/plugins/ht-mega-for-elementor/readme.txt and check the 'Stable tag' fieldAffected if The installed version is unknown, older than current, or cannot be verified against a patched version
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Review user roles and capabilities added by HT MegaUse a role management plugin or query wp_options table for option_name containing 'htpmega' or 'ht_mega' to see if the plugin created custom roles or capabilities beyond standard WordPress rolesAffected if The plugin has added custom roles or capabilities that extend beyond standard WordPress user roles
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Check for unauthorized role assignmentsQuery the wp_usermeta table for meta_key containing 'htpmega' or 'ht_mega' capabilities, or review user profiles in Admin > Users to see if any users have HT Mega-specific role assignmentsAffected if Users are assigned HT Mega-specific roles or capabilities that may grant elevated privileges
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Audit admin-level accounts for HT Mega exposureList all users with Administrator role using Admin > Users, then cross-reference to determine which have access to HT Mega plugin settings or have been added since the plugin installationAffected if There are Administrator accounts that did not install the plugin or there are unexpected admin accounts that may have been created through the vulnerability
The environment is affected if HT Mega for Elementor is installed and any users have HT Mega-specific custom roles or capabilities beyond standard WordPress permissions that were not intentionally assigned.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate HT Mega plugin to the latest version which should include proper authorization checks. Until then, restrict user role capabilities and audit existing user accounts for excessive privileges.
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