# CVE-2024-11429: Path traversal in Stars Testimonials — Responsive Reviews & Star Ratings

> Authenticated contributors can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Stars Testimonials plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code and read sensitive data.

- **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:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rcww-4hh2-h9j5

## What is CVE-2024-11429?

CVE-2024-11429 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in premio Stars Testimonials — Responsive Reviews & Star Ratings, published on 5 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews – Stars Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 via the 'stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary PHP 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 PHP files 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-2024-11429?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-11429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11429 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in premio Stars Testimonials — Responsive Reviews & Star Ratings, published on 5 Dec 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-2024-11429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: premio Stars Testimonials — Responsive Reviews & Star Ratings. 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-2024-11429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11429/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11429

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11429/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.