Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget <= 1.6.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via post_type_ajax_handler()

7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-13409
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published January 23, 2025
Last Updated January 24, 2025
Researcher Hiroho Shimada

Description

The Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.10 via the 'theme' parameter of the post_type_ajax_handler() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the 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 images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

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Vulnerability Details for Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug post-grid-carousel-ultimate (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.10
Patched Version
  • 1.7

Recent vulnerabilities in Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate <= 1.6.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion CVE-2025-24782 8.8 João Pedro Soares de Alcântara January 27, 2025
2 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget <= 1.6.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion CVE-2024-13408 7.5 zaim January 23, 2025
3 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate <= 1.6.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-29925 6.4 LVT-tholv2k March 25, 2024
4 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget <= 1.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection in outpost_shortcode_metabox_markup CVE-2024-2006 8.8 Francesco Carlucci March 5, 2024
5 Appsero <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization 4.3 December 16, 2022
6 Appsero <= 1.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVE-2022-47150 4.3 István Márton December 14, 2022
7 Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2022-1266 5.5 Fayçal Chena May 26, 2022

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