CVE-2024-43281
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 · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in VOID CODERS Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder: from n/a through 2.3.
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 · high confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in the Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor allows attackers to perform local file inclusion (LFI) by manipulating file paths. This could enable reading sensitive files or potentially executing arbitrary PHP code if an attacker can upload files to the server.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Void Elementor Post Grid Addon installationCheck your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'void-elementor-post-grid' or similar, or view the installed plugins list via WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin is installed and active in your WordPress environment
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Identify installed versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the Void Elementor Post Grid Addon entry; the version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin PHP file header for 'Version:' commentAffected if You cannot determine the version number or version is earlier than the patched release
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Check for file path parameter exposureReview your web server access logs for requests to pages using the Void Elementor Post Grid widget that contain path traversal sequences like '..' or absolute file paths in query parameters (e.g., ?file=../../wp-config.php)Affected if Such requests appear in your logs, indicating active probing of the vulnerability
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Inspect Elementor page templatesIn Elementor editor, search for any pages/posts using the 'Void Post Grid' or 'Post Grid' widget from this addon, then examine the widget settings for any file path, template, or include-related options that accept user inputAffected if The widget exposes any parameter that accepts file path input without validation
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Verify file access permissionsCheck if the web server process has read access to sensitive files such as wp-config.php, .env files, or other configuration files in the document rootAffected if The web server user can read these sensitive files and the vulnerable parameter is exposed
You are affected if Void Elementor Post Grid Addon is installed and any page uses a file path parameter that can be manipulated to traverse directories.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of Void Elementor Post Grid Addon when available, implement strict input validation on file path parameters to prevent directory traversal sequences (../), and apply principle of least privilege to file system access.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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