# CVE-2024-13409: Path traversal in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 24 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5w95-4984-vhv6

## What is CVE-2024-13409?

CVE-2024-13409 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.10 via the 'theme' parameter of the post_type_ajax_handler() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-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-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13409?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpwax Post Grid\, Slider \& Carousel Ultimate.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13409?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13409 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget

- [CVE-2024-2006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2006/): Deserialization in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-24782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24782/): Path traversal in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-29925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29925/): WordPress Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate plugin <= 1.6.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-1266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1266/): Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate < 1.5.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13409 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13409 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget. 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-2024-13409/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13409/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13409
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13409
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13409

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13409/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.