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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-46259

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in POSIMYTH Innovation The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro: from n/a before 6.3.7.

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 confidence

A missing authorization vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, enabling authenticated users to perform actions outside their intended permission scope.

MitigationUpgrade The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to version 6.3.7 or later, which contains proper authorization checks. Review all AJAX actions and frontend endpoints to ensure capability checks are enforced.

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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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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 checks

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  1. Locate the installed version of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro and view the version number. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (such as the readme.txt or the main PHP file in wp-content/plugins/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-pro/) for the Version header.
    Affected if The displayed version is lower than 6.3.7 (for example, 6.3.6, 6.3.5, 6.2.x, or earlier).
  2. Confirm the plugin is active
    Verify that The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro is currently activated on the site. In WordPress admin, check the Plugins list to confirm the plugin shows as Active.
    Affected if The plugin is active and the version is below 6.3.7.
  3. Identify exposed AJAX endpoints
    Review the site's AJAX functionality by accessing common frontend pages or making direct POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with various action names related to the plus-addons plugin. Check the browser console on frontend pages for network requests to admin-ajax.php that include actions starting with 'theplus_' or 'plus_'.
    Affected if AJAX endpoints are accessible to authenticated users without proper capability verification.
  4. Test for unauthorized access to restricted functionality
    Use a low-privilege user account (such as a Subscriber) to attempt actions that should require higher privileges (such as accessing plugin settings, modifying content templates, or executing backend operations). Intercept the request and check if it completes successfully without a 403 Forbidden or capability error.
    Affected if The low-privilege user can successfully execute actions that should be restricted to administrators or higher roles.

A user is affected if The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro is installed, active, and running at a version lower than 6.3.7, with exposed AJAX endpoints accessible to authenticated users without proper authorization checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to version 6.3.7 or later, which contains proper authorization checks. Review all AJAX actions and frontend endpoints to ensure capability checks are enforced.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

6.3.7 or later

  1. Update The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to version 6.3.7 or later
  2. Verify the update was applied successfully by checking the plugin version in WordPress admin

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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