News Element Elementor Blog Magazine: Filesystem traversal
News Element Elementor Blog Magazine is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- News Element Elementor Blog Magazine
- Plugin slug
news-element- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 17, 2024
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-Other
This CVE was published Aug 17, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update News Element Elementor Blog Magazine 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
The News Element Elementor Blog Magazine WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion via the template parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attacker to include and execute PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H