# CVE-2024-43140: WordPress Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor plugin <= 1.4.4 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to code execution.

- **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:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xf46-hjp6-hxpp

## What is CVE-2024-43140?

CVE-2024-43140 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in G5Theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor, published on 13 Aug 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') vulnerability in G5Theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor: from n/a through 1.4.4.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: G5plus Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-43140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in G5Theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor

- [CVE-2024-13545](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13545/): Bootstrap Ultimate <= 1.4.9 - Unauthenticated Limited Local File Inclusion (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-37462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37462/): WordPress Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor plugin <= 1.4.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-2132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2132/): Cross-site scripting in Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-1398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1398/): Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-10329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10329/): Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43140 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in G5Theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor, published on 13 Aug 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-2024-43140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: G5Theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor. 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-2024-43140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43140

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.