# CVE-2024-49251: WordPress Maan Addons For Elementor plugin <= 1.0.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Maan Addons for Elementor plugin to execute arbitrary code or read sensitive files.

- **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:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rwrg-crcp-fr3p

## What is CVE-2024-49251?

CVE-2024-49251 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Acnoo Maan Addons For Elementor, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Acnoo Maan Addons For Elementor maan-elementor-addons allows Local Code Inclusion.This issue affects Maan Addons For Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49251?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-49251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-49251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49251 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49251 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Acnoo Maan Addons For Elementor, published on 16 Oct 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-2024-49251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Acnoo Maan Addons 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-2024-49251/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49251/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49251
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49251
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49251

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49251/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.