CVE-2025-46258
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in BdThemes Element Pack Pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Element Pack Pro: from n/a before 8.0.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in BdThemes Element Pack Pro allows authenticated users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to privileged functionality or data that should be restricted based on user roles or permissions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Element Pack Pro is installedCheck your WordPress plugin directory or admin panel for the BdThemes Element Pack Pro pluginAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Element Pack Pro and read the version number displayed, or inspect the plugin main file header for the Version fieldAffected if The version is below 8.0.0 (e.g., 7.x.x, 6.x.x, etc.)
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Verify access control modules are in useReview the Element Pack Pro settings pages for any configured access controls, role restrictions, or security level settings that control user access to specific widgets or featuresAffected if Access control restrictions or user role limitations are configured within the plugin settings
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Test for unauthorized access potentialUsing a lower-privileged authenticated user account (e.g., subscriber or editor role), attempt to access features or data that should be restricted to administrator or higher roles based on Element Pack Pro configurationsAffected if A lower-privileged user can access functionality or data that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles
The environment is affected if Element Pack Pro version is below 8.0.0 and the plugin's role-based access control features are enabled or configured in the WordPress site.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Element Pack Pro to version 8.0.0 or later to remediate the authorization flaw. Verify access controls are functioning correctly after the update.
Element Pack Pro 8.0.0
- Check current Element Pack Pro version in WordPress dashboard under Plugins
- Backup your WordPress site before updating
- Update Element Pack Pro to version 8.0.0 via WordPress plugin repository or upload manually
- Verify the update completed successfully
- Test that Element Pack Pro functionality works as expected
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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