CVE-2024-1358

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

2024-02-21 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.13
Affected Plugin: Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements)
Affected Version: <= 1.12.12
CVSS: 8.8High
Weakness type: CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE: CVE-2024-1358

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At a glance

CVE-2024-1358 is a high-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.12.12. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The issue is fixed in version 1.13; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2024, reported by wesley (wcraft).

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Reaching this weakness in Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) <= 1.12.12 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.

Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) the fix is 1.13: builds <= 1.12.12 are affected, anything from 1.13 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.13, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements): WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 1.13 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1358 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20cd3fff-0488-4bc2-961b-2427925e6a96 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1358

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements)

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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