CVE-2023-47178 is a critical Path Traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting POSIMYTH Innovation's The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, specifically versions up to and including 5.2.8. This flaw allows for PHP Local File Inclusion, potentially enabling attackers to read or execute arbitrary files on the server. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it is easily exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit intelligence available, such as Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public awareness despite its severe risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:posimyth:the_plus_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.