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CVE-2024-1358: Elementor Addon Elements <= 1.12.12 - Directory Traversal to Local File Inclusion

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Elementor Addon Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.12 via the render function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to include the contents of arbitrary PHP files on the server, which may expose sensitive information.

Affected products

• wpvibes Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements): before 1.13 — fixed in 1.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpvibes Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 1.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder/tags/1.12.12/modules/shape-separator/widgets/shape-separator.php#L89
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037925/addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder/trunk/modules/shape-separator/widgets/shape-separator.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20cd3fff-0488-4bc2-961b-2427925e6a96?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder/tags/1.12.12/modules/shape-separator/widgets/shape-separator.php#L89
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037925/addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder/trunk/modules/shape-separator/widgets/shape-separator.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20cd3fff-0488-4bc2-961b-2427925e6a96?source=cve

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