CVE-2025-54037
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 blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons news-kit-elementor-addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects News Kit Elementor Addons: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
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 the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin allows attackers to access functionality or data that should be protected by access controls. The plugin incorrectly implements security level checks, enabling unauthenticated or unauthorized users to potentially exploit sensitive features.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and verify 'News Kit Elementor Addons' or 'News Kit' is listed as an active or installed pluginAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin and note the version number displayed under the plugin nameAffected if Version cannot be determined or is unknown
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Test for unauthenticated admin endpoint accessSend a direct HTTP request to common admin AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) or plugin-specific action endpoints without providing authentication credentialsAffected if The plugin responds to AJAX actions or processes requests without requiring login or validating user capabilities
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Verify capability check implementationReview plugin PHP files for 'current_user_can', 'capability', or 'authorization' function calls around sensitive functions (settings changes, content modification, user data access)Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper capability checks or use incorrect conditional logic (e.g., missing checks, always-true conditions)
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Check for exposed sensitive featuresAttempt to access plugin settings, widget configurations, or data export functions via direct URL without being logged in or with a low-privilege accountAffected if Sensitive plugin features are accessible without proper authorization
If the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin is installed and its sensitive functions or endpoints can be accessed without authentication or proper capability verification, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization and capability checks on all sensitive functions and endpoints. Update to a patched version if available, or review and fix access control logic across the plugin.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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