CVE-2024-5179 Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
Authenticated contributors can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Cowidgets Elementor Addons plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code or read sensitive data.
- 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-2024-5179?
CVE-2024-5179 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in codelessthemes Cowidgets – Elementor Addons, published on 6 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2 via the 'item_style' and 'style' parameters. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included. CVE-2024-37419 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codeless Cowidgets Elementor Addons.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5179 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-2024-5179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in codelessthemes Cowidgets – Elementor Addons
- CVE-2024-53786 WordPress Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-8960 Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
- CVE-2024-4697 Cross-site scripting in Cowidgets – Elementor Addons
- CVE-2024-10779 Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwrq-pgf5-r942.