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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-57955

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-22
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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71/100
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 Plugin Devs Post Carousel Slider for Elementor post-carousel-slider-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post Carousel Slider for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.

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 confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in Post Carousel Slider for Elementor plugin (versions <=1.7.0) allows authenticated users to access functionality or resources beyond their intended permission level due to improperly configured access control checks.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the plugin that includes proper authorization checks; if unavailable, restrict administrative access to the plugin and audit user roles and capabilities.

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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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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  1. Verify Post Carousel Slider for Elementor is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Post Carousel Slider for Elementor' in the list of installed plugins, or check the plugins directory for the plugin files
    Affected if plugin is present in the plugins list regardless of activation status
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the plugin name or view details to see the installed version number; alternatively, inspect the plugin's main PHP file for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block
    Affected if version is 1.7.0 or lower
  3. Identify user accounts on the site
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Users to view all registered user accounts and their assigned roles
    Affected if there are any user accounts with roles other than Administrator (such as Editor, Author, Contributor, or Subscriber)
  4. Determine if plugin settings are accessible to lower-privileged users
    Attempt to access the plugin's admin pages (usually under Elementor > Post Carousel or similar) while logged in as a non-administrator user role
    Affected if plugin admin interface or settings are accessible to users without Administrator role

You are affected if the Post Carousel Slider for Elementor plugin is installed with version 1.7.0 or lower and your site has user accounts with roles below Administrator who can access plugin functionality.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of the plugin that includes proper authorization checks; if unavailable, restrict administrative access to the plugin and audit user roles and capabilities.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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