# CVE-2024-5153: Startklar Elementor Addons <= 1.7.15 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal to read sensitive files and delete arbitrary directories, including the root WordPress directory.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xqr2-65hp-h5j3

## What is CVE-2024-5153?

CVE-2024-5153 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in wshberlin Startklar Elementor Addons, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Startklar Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.15 via the 'dropzone_hash' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to copy the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, and to delete arbitrary directories, including the root WordPress directory.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5153?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Web-Shop-Host Startklar Elmentor Addons.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5153 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5153 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Secure fork of Startklar Elementor Addons. Patched CVE-2024-5153 & File Upload vulnerabilities. (github_poc): https://github.com/Sudo-WP/sudowp-dropzone-elementor

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5153 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in wshberlin Startklar Elementor Addons, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5153 exists.

Affected product: wshberlin Startklar 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-2024-5153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5153/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5153

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5153/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.