Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-4346

Critical

Published: 07 May 2024

Published
07 May 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.2223 95.9th percentile
Risk Priority 32 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-4346 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 4.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

The Startklar Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to and including 1.7.13. The flaw stems from missing validation of the file path supplied during an upload-deletion operation, allowing path traversal (CWE-22) that can target any file on the server. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1.

Unauthenticated attackers can send crafted requests to delete arbitrary files, including wp-config.php, which may enable site takeover or remote code execution.

Public references point to a patched changeset (3081987) in the plugin repository and a detailed advisory from Wordfence that describe the vulnerable code path and the corrective update. The EPSS score rose from lower values after disclosure to a peak of 0.2861 before receding to its current level of 0.2223.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Startklar Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.13. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of an uploaded file prior to deleting it.…

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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Wordpress
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References