CVE-2025-66144
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 merkulove Worker for Elementor worker-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Worker for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.10.
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 Worker for Elementor plugin allows users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, potentially permitting lower-privileged users to perform actions intended for higher-privileged users.
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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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Identify Worker for Elementor plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Worker for Elementor' or check the plugin version via file inspection in wp-content/plugins directoryAffected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Determine installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in main plugin file (usually worker-for-elementor.php or similar) for the Version field, or view in WordPress plugins listAffected if Version cannot be determined or is prior to when the authorization fix was applied
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Review user role and capability assignmentsNavigate to WordPress Users > Roles or use a role editor plugin to examine what capabilities are assigned to subscriber, contributor, author, and editor rolesAffected if Lower-privileged roles (subscriber, contributor) have elevated capabilities they should not possess
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Test access to privileged endpointsAttempt to access admin functions or AJAX endpoints provided by the plugin while logged in as a low-privilege user (subscriber level)Affected if Low-privilege users can execute actions or access data intended for administrators
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Inspect plugin capability checksExamine plugin source code for functions that handle user permissions; look for missing current_user_can() or capability checks before sensitive operationsAffected if Code lacks proper capability verification or uses weak permission checks
A user is affected if the Worker for Elementor plugin is installed and allows users with subscriber-level or lower privileges to access administrative functionality or execute privileged operations.
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 checks at all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin. Verify user capabilities before executing any privileged operations and ensure role-based access controls are correctly enforced.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-66144 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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