Elementor Addon Elements <= 1.12.12 - Directory Traversal to Local File Inclusion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-1358
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published February 21, 2024
Last Updated March 13, 2024
Researcher wesley (wcraft)
Description

The Elementor Addon Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.12 via the render function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to include the contents of arbitrary PHP files on the server, which may expose sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.12.12
Patched Version
  • 1.13
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