CVE-2024-54382 WordPress Bold Page Builder plugin <= 5.1.5 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Q: What is CVE-2024-54382?

CVE-2024-54382 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Page Builder, published on 16 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-54382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-54382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 4.9 Published 16 Dec 2024 Updated 28 Apr 2026

Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Bold Page Builder plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-54382?

CVE-2024-54382 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Page Builder, published on 16 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Page Builder bold-page-builder allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Bold Page Builder: from n/a through <= 5.1.5.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54382?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bold-Themes Bold Page Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-54382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54382 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-2024-54382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w926-rj83-69p8.