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The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Posimyth

CVE-2023-47178

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.2.9 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in POSIMYTH Innovation The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro: from n/a through 5.2.8.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A path traversal vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin versions up to 5.2.8 allows unauthenticated attackers to perform local file inclusion, potentially enabling remote code execution by including malicious PHP files from the server.

MitigationUpdate The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to the latest patched version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the plugin or implement web application firewall rules to block path traversal sequences.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 5.2.9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate The Plus Addons for Elementor installation
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins) for a folder named 'the-plus-addons-for-elementor' or search for files containing 'the-plus-addons' in the filename.
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory.
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin file (the-plus-addons-for-elementor.php) and look for the version comment header, or check the plugin metadata via WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins.
    Affected if The displayed version is lower than 5.2.9.
  3. Check if the vulnerable file inclusion endpoint is accessible
    Inspect web server logs or firewall logs for requests to the plugin's endpoints that contain path traversal sequences (such as '../' or encoded variations) targeting the wp-content or wp-includes directories.
    Affected if Unauthenticated path traversal requests targeting the plugin are found in traffic or logs.
  4. Verify the Pro version is in use
    Check for the presence of a 'pro' subfolder or 'the-plus-addons-for-elementor-pro' directory within the plugin folder, as the CVE specifically references the Pro variant.
    Affected if The Pro version of the plugin is installed and running.

If The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro version 5.2.8 or lower is installed and the file inclusion endpoint is exposed, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2023-47178.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.2.9 or later
Fixed in 5.2.9
Interim mitigation

Update The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to the latest patched version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the plugin or implement web application firewall rules to block path traversal sequences.

Recommended fix High confidence

The Plus Addons For Elementor version 5.2.9 or later

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Find 'The Plus Addons For Elementor' in the plugin list
  4. 4. Click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or manually download version 5.2.9 or later from the WordPress plugin repository
  5. 5. Verify the update completed successfully
  6. 6. Test your Elementor pages and widgets to ensure functionality is intact
Caveat Review Elementor compatibility requirements for version 5.2.9 before updating production sites

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in The Plus Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,210
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