Startklar Elementor Addons <= 1.7.15 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-5153
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-06-06 04:15:13 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:21:51 UTC
DescriptionThe Startklar Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.15 via the 'dropzone_hash' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to copy the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, and to delete arbitrary directories, including the root WordPress directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.054520000 probability, percentile 0.901890000 (date 2026-04-12)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Web-shop-host Startklar Elmentor Addons All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wshberlin Startklar Elementor Addons affected 1.7.15 semver Not specified
ADP Wshberlin Startklar Elementor Addons affected 1.7.15 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/baa20290-9c01-4f8d-adeb-fbfb1... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/startklar-elmentor-forms-extwidgets/trunk/widgets/dro... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Matthew Rollings (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-06-05T15:40:56.000ZDisclosed

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