Element Pack Pro <= 7.19.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read and PHAR Deserialization
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 7.19.3
- Affected Version
<= 7.19.2- CVSS
- 9.9Critical
- Weakness type
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CVE
CVE-2024-33568
At a glance
CVE-2024-33568 is a critical-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 7.19.2. It carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 7.19.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by Rafie Muhammad.
Vulnerability Overview
The Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.19.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain 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 Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin <= 7.19.2 takes an account at Contributor level or above. 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 Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin the fix is 7.19.3: builds <= 7.19.2 are affected, anything from 7.19.3 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 7.19.3, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin 7.19.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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