CVE-2025-24782 Path traversal in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate
An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- 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-2025-24782?
CVE-2025-24782 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpWax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate, published on 27 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in wpWax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate post-grid-carousel-ultimate allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate: from n/a through <= 1.6.10.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24782?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpwax Post Grid\, Slider \& Carousel Ultimate.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24782?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24782 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-2025-24782 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24782 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpWax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate
- CVE-2024-2006 Deserialization in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget
- CVE-2024-13409 Path traversal in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget
- CVE-2024-29925 WordPress Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate plugin <= 1.6.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2022-1266 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate < 1.5.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmcq-wxqx-v9r5.