CVE-2025-57939
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 Blocksera Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.
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 Blocksera Image Hover Effects WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to access functions that should require proper capability checks. This likely involves AJAX endpoints or admin functions lacking current_user_can() verification, enabling access to privileged operations without authentication.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 plugin installation and versionLocate the plugin folder at wp-content/plugins/blocksera-image-hover-effects/ and check the version in the main PHP file plugin header or in readme.txtAffected if The plugin is installed and the version lacks the authorization fix (compare to the patched version when available)
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Identify plugin AJAX endpointsSearch the plugin files for add_action('wp_ajax_') and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_') calls to locate exposed endpointsAffected if The plugin registers AJAX actions accessible to unauthenticated users (wp_ajax_nopriv_) or any AJAX action without current_user_can() checks
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Test AJAX endpoint accessibilityUse a tool like curl to send requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with the plugin's action parameters while unauthenticatedAffected if Requests succeed without returning a 403 or requiring authentication
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Review admin function capability checksExamine PHP files in the plugin for functions performing privileged operations and verify they include current_user_can() calls before executionAffected if Admin functions lack capability verification or only check for logged-in users without verifying specific capabilities
A user is affected if the plugin is installed and its AJAX endpoints or admin functions can be accessed or executed without proper authorization checks.
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 dataUpdate to the latest patched version of the plugin when available. Until then, review and restrict access to sensitive plugin endpoints via web server configuration or disable the plugin if not essential.
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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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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.
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- 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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