Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
HT Mega for Elementor on WordPress has a broken access control issue in versions up to 2.9.0. An attacker needs a valid low-privileged account, but no user interaction is required. The documented impact is limited integrity and availability, with no stated confidentiality impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress plugin risk. Prioritize internet-facing sites with many user accounts or weak account governance, but do not frame it as an active exploitation emergency based on the provided evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2025-54695 is a CWE-862 missing authorization flaw in DevItems HT Mega, package ht-mega-for-elementor. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, privileges required, no UI, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites using HT Mega for Elementor through version 2.9.0, especially where untrusted or compromised low-privileged accounts exist.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Evidence supports authenticated network exploitation with low complexity, but not public weaponization or unauthenticated compromise.
Researcher notes
The public description is sparse and does not name the vulnerable function, endpoint, patch version, or concrete impact scenario. Validation should focus on version exposure and authorization boundaries without assuming exploit mechanics not present in sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for ht-mega-for-elementor installations.
- Check DevItems and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or vendor mitigation.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Limit low-privileged WordPress accounts to trusted users only.
- Review account hygiene and remove stale WordPress users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether HT Mega is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag versions through 2.9.0.
- Review WordPress users with contributor, author, editor, or custom roles.
- Check logs for unexpected plugin-related changes or failed authorization events.
- Confirm KEV status remains negative before reporting active exploitation.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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