CVE-2024-12849
Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
- Published
- Jan 7, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Evidence observed
- Aug 7, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The Error Log Viewer By WP Guru plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1.3 via the wp_ajax_nopriv_elvwp_log_download AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Sources
2- CVE-2024-12849-PocExploit
Exploit for CVE-2024-12849, an arbitrary file read vulnerability in WordPress Error Log Viewer plugin. Downloads sensitive files via unauthenticated AJAX request.
Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
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