# CVE-2024-12849: Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via a missing authorization check in the Error Log Viewer plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 7 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-899p-f2mf-g895

## What is CVE-2024-12849?

CVE-2024-12849 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpguruin Error Log Viewer By WP Guru, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Error Log Viewer By WP Guru plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1.3 via the wp_ajax_nopriv_elvwp_log_download AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files 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-2024-12849?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-12849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12849 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12849 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read (github_poc): https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-12849
- https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-12849-Poc (github_poc): https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-12849-Poc
- Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary File Read (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-12849.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12849 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpguruin Error Log Viewer By WP Guru, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12849 exists.

Affected product: wpguruin Error Log Viewer By WP Guru. 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-2024-12849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12849/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12849

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12849/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.