Elementor Website Builder: Filesystem traversal
Elementor Website Builder is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Elementor Website Builder
- Plugin slug
elementor- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 17, 2024
This CVE was published May 17, 2024 and is one of 30 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Elementor Website Builder to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Elementor Elementor Website Builder allows Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls.This issue affects Elementor Website Builder: from n/a through 3.19.0.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H