# CVE-2024-11219: Path traversal in Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE

> Unauthenticated attackers can view arbitrary images on the server via path traversal in the Otter Blocks WordPress plugin, potentially exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cwxp-jfgc-33px

## What is CVE-2024-11219?

CVE-2024-11219 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in themeisle Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE, published on 27 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.6 via the get_image function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view arbitrary images on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11219?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeisle Otter Blocks.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11219 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in themeisle Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE

- [CVE-2024-3725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3725/): Cross-site scripting in Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-3343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3343/): Cross-site scripting in Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-3344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3344/): Cross-site scripting in Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2226/): Cross-site scripting in Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2841/): Cross-site scripting in Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11219 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11219 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in themeisle Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE, published on 27 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: themeisle Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE. 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-2024-11219/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11219/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11219
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11219
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11219

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11219/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.