Path Traversal in Wpbakery Page Builder
CVE-2024-5709
The WPBakery Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 7.7 via the 'layout_name' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, and with post permissions granted by an Administrator, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wpbakery Page_builder
- Wpbakery Page Builder — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5709?
- CVE-2024-5709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpbakery Page Builder, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5709?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5709 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.