# CVE-2024-10436: WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion

> Authenticated attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP code or read sensitive data on the server.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w5pg-3xgj-j4w6

## What is CVE-2024-10436?

CVE-2024-10436 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpclever WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce, published on 29 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.1 via the get_condition_value function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary 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 images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10436?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10436?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10436 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10436 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10436 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpclever WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce, published on 29 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpclever WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10436/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10436
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10436
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10436

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10436/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.