# CVE-2024-6648: Path Traversal in AP Page Builder

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal to read arbitrary files on the system via the product_item_path configuration.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2025
- **Updated:** 8 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m2f-83vf-p7fj

## What is CVE-2024-6648?

CVE-2024-6648 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apollo Theme AP Page Builder, published on 8 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability in AP Page Builder versions prior to 4.0.0 could allow an unauthenticated remote user to modify the 'product_item_path' within the 'config' JSON file, allowing them to read any file on the system.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6648?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apollotheme Ap Pagebuilder.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/n0d0n/CVE-2024-6648 (github_poc): https://github.com/n0d0n/CVE-2024-6648
- CVE-2024-6648 PoC RCE (github_poc): https://github.com/alexb616/CVE-2024-6648-RCE

## Other vulnerabilities in Apollo Theme AP Page Builder

- [CVE-2022-22897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22897/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44897/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6648 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6648 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apollo Theme AP Page Builder, published on 8 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apollo Theme AP Page Builder. 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-2024-6648/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6648/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6648
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6648
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6648

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6648/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.