LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor: Filesystem traversal

LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is <= 1.6.1.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.

Component: LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor
Plugin slug: lastudio-element-kit
Affected: <= 1.6.1
Safe version: > 1.6.1
Published: Jul 11, 2026
Weakness: CWE-98 — Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

This CVE was published Jul 11, 2026 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor to a release after 1.6.1, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

The LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 via the get_type_template function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. The wp_normalize_path function used in get_template only normalizes directory separators and does not resolve or reject path traversal sequences, while the extension check is trivially bypassed because the caller already appends the required extension to the traversal payload.

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

References

Patch or disable the affected component.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources