CVE-2021-4332 Path traversal in The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce

Medium 6.5 Published 7 Mar 2023 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary files on the WordPress installation due to lack of SVG validation in the Info Box feature.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-4332?

CVE-2021-4332 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce, published on 7 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file reads in versions up to, and including 4.1.9 (pro) and 2.0.6 (free). The plugin has a feature to add an "Info Box" to an Elementor created page. This Info Box can include an SVG image for the box. Unfortunately, the plugin used file_get_contents with no verification that the file being supplied was an SVG file, so any user with access to the Elementor page builder, such as contributors, could read arbitrary files on the WordPress installation.

Weakness: CWE-73

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4332?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Posimyth the Plus Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4332?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4332 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-4332 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4332 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2r6-p94g-v5c4.