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.
CVE-2024-5709 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Local File Inclusion issue affecting the Plugin WPBakery Page Builder. It affects Versions up to 7.7 and is fixed in 7.8.
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CVE-2024-5709 is tracked for the Plugin WPBakery Page Builder as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 7.7. Update WPBakery Page Builder to 7.8 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
js_composer
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-5709 |
| Patched Versions |
7.8
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 7.7
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