CVE-2025-66147
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 Coder for Elementor coder-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Coder for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.13.
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 merkulove Coder for Elementor plugin allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized users to access privileged functionality or perform actions beyond their permitted scope.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 Coder for Elementor plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'Coder for Elementor' by merkulove, or check the filesystem under wp-content/plugins/coder-for-elementor for the main plugin file and read its version headerAffected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Retrieve the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually coder-for-elementor.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block, or check the version in WordPress plugin admin listAffected if Version is unknown or falls within any vulnerable version range (check against official vendor advisories)
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Identify plugin AJAX endpoints and sensitive functionsSearch the plugin directory forwp_ajax_ andwp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks, and review PHP files for functions that perform privileged operations (settings changes, code execution, data access)Affected if The plugin registers AJAX endpoints or has functions that handle privileged operations
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Verify authorization checks on sensitive endpointsReview the PHP code for AJAX handlers and sensitive functions to confirm they call current_user_can() or equivalent capability checks before executing privileged operationsAffected if Sensitive endpoints lack capability verification or authorization checks, allowing any authenticated user (including subscribers/low-privilege users) to execute them
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Test endpoint access with low-privilege user accountCreate or use a subscriber-level user account and attempt to access the plugin's AJAX endpoints directly via POST/GET requests to see if privileged actions execute without rejectionAffected if Low-privilege users can successfully trigger privileged plugin functions without authorization failure
A user is affected if Coder for Elementor plugin is installed and its sensitive AJAX endpoints or privileged functions lack proper capability verification, allowing unauthorized access regardless of user role.
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 and capability verification on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin to ensure users have appropriate permissions before executing privileged operations.
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- Implementation6.0 h
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- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-66147 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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