UiCore Elements – Free Elementor widgets and templates: Filesystem traversal
UiCore Elements – Free Elementor widgets and templates 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
- UiCore Elements – Free Elementor widgets and templates
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 12, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Aug 12, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update UiCore Elements – Free Elementor widgets and templates 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 UiCore Elements – Free Elementor widgets and templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via the prepare_template() function due to a missing capability check and insufficient controls on the filename specified. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N