CVE-2024-56286 WordPress Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder plugin <= 3.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the WPBakery Page Builder plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.
- 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-2024-56286?
CVE-2024-56286 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in webcodingplace Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in webcodingplace Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder classic-addons-wpbakery-page-builder-addons allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder: from n/a through <= 3.0.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56286?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56286 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-2024-56286 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56286 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j37-r883-3mwm.