VDB-270636 · CVE-2024-37437 · GCVE-0-2024-37437

Elementor Website Builder Plugin up to 3.22.1 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Elementor Website Builder Plugin up to 3.22.1 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-37437. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elementor Website Builder Plugin up to 3.22.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Elementor Elementor Website Builder elementor.This issue affects Elementor Website Builder: from n/a through <= 3.22.1.

The weakness was released by Stealthcopter. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-37437 since 06/09/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Elementor

Name

Website Builder Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2024 🔍
07/09/2024 +30 days 🔍
07/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2026 +632 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Stealthcopter
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-37437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-37437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270636

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2024 13:51
Updated: 04/02/2026 07:54
Changes: 07/09/2024 13:51 (64), 03/20/2025 09:34 (4), 04/02/2026 07:54 (11)
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