CVE-2024-33568 WordPress Element Pack Pro plugin < 7.19.3 - Arbitrary File Read and Phar Deserialization vulnerability

High 8.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit path traversal and unsafe deserialization in Element Pack Pro to read arbitrary files and execute code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-33568?

CVE-2024-33568 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in BdThemes Element Pack Pro, published on 4 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in BdThemes Element Pack Pro allows Path Traversal, Object Injection.This issue affects Element Pack Pro: from n/a before 7.19.3.

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33568?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bdthemes Element Pack.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33568?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2024-33568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf8f-vq3m-wfg2.

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