# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwrq-pgf5-r942

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5179?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53786/): WordPress Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-8960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8960/): Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-4697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4697/): Cross-site scripting in Cowidgets – Elementor Addons (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-10779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10779/): Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: codelessthemes Cowidgets – 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-2024-5179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5179/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.