CVE-2024-43996 WordPress ElementsKit Pro plugin <= 3.6.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in ElementsKit Pro to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.
- 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-2024-43996?
CVE-2024-43996 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ElementsKit Pro, published on 23 Sep 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 ElementsKit ElementsKit Pro allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ElementsKit Pro: from n/a through 3.6.0.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmet Elementskit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-43996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ElementsKit Pro
- CVE-2024-3500 Path traversal in ElementsKit Pro
- CVE-2024-4404 ElementsKit PRO <= 3.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery
- CVE-2025-0321 ElementsKit Pro <= 3.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
- CVE-2024-7064 ElementsKit Pro <= 3.6.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-5263 Cross-site scripting in ElementsKit Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm9q-792g-5c86.