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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-5455
CVE-2024-5455:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to and including 5.5.4 through the 'magazine_style' parameter within the Dynamic Smart Showcase widget. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on June 21, 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to include and execute arbitrary files on the server through the 'magazine_style' parameter in the Dynamic Smart Showcase widget. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability can be exploited 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. The attacker can execute any PHP code contained in the included files (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to version 5.6.0 or later of The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin which contains the fix for this vulnerability (Plugin Updates).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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