Startklar Elementor Addons <= 1.7.13 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-4346
CVSS Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published May 6, 2024
Last Updated May 7, 2024
Researcher István Márton
Description

The Startklar Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.13. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of an uploaded file prior to deleting it. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug startklar-elmentor-forms-extwidgets (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7.13
Patched Version
  • 1.7.14
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