Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-9935 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 6% 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.
The PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to path traversal in all versions through 2.0.0. The flaw exists in the rtw_pgaepb_dwnld_pdf() function and is tracked as CWE-22, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary server files. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, and high confidentiality impact; CVE-2025-24569 is noted as a possible duplicate.
Unauthenticated attackers can supply crafted requests to the vulnerable function and retrieve the contents of sensitive files such as configuration files, credentials, or other data stored on the WordPress server. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation yields direct file disclosure without affecting integrity or availability.
The referenced WordPress plugin changeset and Wordfence advisory indicate that a fix has been published; site owners should update the PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder to the newest version. The EPSS score stands at 0.9382, reflecting substantial exploitation likelihood.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-50223
Vulnerability Data
The PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0 via the rtw_pgaepb_dwnld_pdf() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of…
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arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. CVE-2025-24569 may be a duplicate of this issue.
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Control response
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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.
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.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.