Vulnerability · Published Nov 16, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9935PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in PDF Generator for WordPress Elementor from redefiningtheweb. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 7.6% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
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 arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. CVE-2025-24569 may be a duplicate of this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| redefiningtheweb | PDF Generator for WordPress Elementor | 0 – through 2.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36daf2af-1db3-4b35-8849-480212660b2f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pdf-generator-addon-for-elementor-page-builder/trunk/public/class-pdf-generator-addon-for-elementor-page-builder-public.php#L133
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3197343%40pdf-generator-addon-for-elementor-page-builder&new=3197343%40pdf-generator-addon-for-elementor-page-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=