wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate Plugin up to 1.6.10 on WordPress Shortcode pgcu filename control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate Plugin up to 1.6.10 on WordPress. This impacts the function pgcu of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-13408. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in wpwax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate Plugin up to 1.6.10 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function pgcu of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.10 via the 'theme' attribute of the `pgcu` shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, 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 php files can be uploaded and included.

The weakness was presented by Djaidja Moundjid. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-13408 since 01/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.7, includes, classes or shortcode.php eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpwax

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• Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate Plugin

Version

• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.9
• 1.6.10

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