TI-2023-00469 Aliases CVE-2023-0495 GHSA-4gx2-hh4v-ff58

HT Slider For Elementor < 1.4.0 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF

MEDIUM 53Published 2023-03-27 · Updated 2025-02-19

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The HT Slider For Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not have CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00262 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed HT Slider For Elementor (Unknown): 1.4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	HT Slider For Elementor	before 1.4.0	1.4.0	Patch available	CNA

HT Slider For Elementor VendorUnknown Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:ht_slider_for_elementor::::::wordpress::*	before 1.4.0	Vulnerable	devitemsllc

cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:ht_slider_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·devitemsllc

Remediation

Fix · CNA HT Slider For Elementor (Unknown) Fixed in 1.4.0

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0495
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gx2-hh4v-ff58

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2e3af480-b1a4-404c-b0fc-2b7b6a6b9c27

Sources

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