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CVE-2023-47178: WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin <= 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce: before 5.2.9 — fixed in 5.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce 5.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/theplus_elementor_addon/wordpress-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-pro-plugin-5-2-8-unauthenticated-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/theplus_elementor_addon/wordpress-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-pro-plugin-5-2-8-unauthenticated-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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