What is CVE-2023-37999?

CVE-2023-37999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hasthemes Ht Mega, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-37999?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-37999 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Hasthemes Ht Mega

CVE-2023-37999

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in HasThemes HT Mega allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects HT Mega: from n/a through 2.2.0.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2024-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ht-mega-for-elementor/wordpress-ht-mega-a… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37999?: CVE-2023-37999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hasthemes Ht Mega, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-37999?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-37999 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.