Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-13545 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in G5Plus Ultimate Bootstrap Elements For Elementor. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 31% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-13545 is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability affecting the Bootstrap Ultimate theme for WordPress in all versions up to and including 1.4.9. The flaw exists via the path parameter, which allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary PHP files on the server, leading to the execution of PHP code within those files. Associated with CWE-22, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity due to its network accessibility, low complexity, and potential for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely without privileges or user interaction. By manipulating the path parameter, they can include and execute PHP files, enabling bypass of access controls, theft of sensitive data, or code execution—particularly if PHP file uploads are possible elsewhere on the site. If the server has php://filter enabled, exploitation may directly result in Remote Code Execution (RCE).
Advisories and technical details are available from sources including the Wordfence threat intelligence page (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae07af10-e5fc-4f28-a343-f56c0e2bc324?source=cve) and the vulnerable code location in the theme's documentation (https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bootstrap-ultimate/1.4.9/docs/index.php#L8). Security practitioners should consult these for specific mitigation guidance, such as updating the theme beyond version 1.4.9 if patches are available.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51665
Vulnerability Data
The Bootstrap Ultimate theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9 via the path parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include PHP files on the server, allowing the…
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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. If php://filter is enabled on the server, this issue may directly lead to Remote Code Execution.
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.