CVE-2025-66146
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 Logger for Elementor logger-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Logger for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.9.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in the Logger for Elementor WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive logging functionality or data that should require proper authentication and authorization checks.
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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 Logger for Elementor plugin installationIn WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Logger for Elementor'. Note the version number displayed in the plugin row.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is lower than the patched version (check WordPress plugin repository for latest).
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Review plugin file structure for logging endpointsAccess the plugin directory via FTP or file manager (wp-content/plugins/logger-for-elementor/) and identify PHP files that handle logging functionality, particularly those processing requests or outputting log data.Affected if The plugin exposes log viewing, export, or processing functionality through accessible PHP files.
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Test logging endpoints for authorization bypassIf the plugin provides public-facing URLs (check plugin code for add_action calls on admin-ajax, REST API routes, or custom query vars), attempt to access them without authentication or admin privileges.Affected if Logging data or functions are accessible without logging into WordPress or without administrator capabilities.
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Inspect plugin code for capability checksExamine the plugin PHP files for current_user_can(), check_admin_referer(), wp_verify_nonce(), or similar authorization functions around sensitive logging operations.Affected if The plugin lacks proper capability checks or nonce verification before processing or displaying log data.
If Logger for Elementor is installed and its logging functionality 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 dataUpdate to the latest version of Logger for Elementor if a patch is available, or audit all plugin endpoints and functions to implement proper capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access controls.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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