CVE-2024-5709CWE-22

WPBakery <= 7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion

High · published August 6, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01021 · 63.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2024-08-06T05:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 AUG 05:31Z
    WPBakery <= 7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion
    cvelistv5