# CVE-2024-50453: WordPress The Pack Elementor addons plugin <= 2.0.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit a relative path traversal flaw in The Pack Elementor addons to perform local file inclusion, potentially reading sensitive files or executing code.

- **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:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 12 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j7r2-qxwx-hpfm

## What is CVE-2024-50453?

CVE-2024-50453 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in webangon The Pack Elementor addons, published on 28 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in webangon The Pack Elementor addons the-pack-addon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects The Pack Elementor addons: from n/a through <= 2.0.9.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webangon the Pack Elementor Addons.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in webangon The Pack Elementor addons

- [CVE-2024-32785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32785/): WordPress The Pack Elementor addons plugin <= 2.0.8.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to XSS vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-52356](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52356/): WordPress The Pack Elementor addons plugin <= 2.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-6550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6550/): The Pack Elementor addon <= 2.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-47383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47383/): WordPress The Pack Elementor addons plugin 2.0.8.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-32718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32718/): WordPress The Pack Elementor addons plugin <= 2.0.8.2 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50453 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in webangon The Pack Elementor addons, published on 28 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-2024-50453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: webangon The Pack Elementor addons. 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-2024-50453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50453

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50453/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.