Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-66148

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-31
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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60/100
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 merkulove Conformer for Elementor conformer-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Conformer for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.

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 merkulove Conformer for Elementor plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, likely due to missing capability checks or nonce validation on sensitive operations. This is a Broken Access Control (OWASP A01:2021) vulnerability affecting versions through 1.0.7.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (current_user_can, nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin. Update to the patched version once released by vendor.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Conformer for Elementor plugin is installed
    Check for the plugin in wp-content/plugins/ directory, or look for 'Conformer for Elementor' in WordPress admin Plugins page. Check the plugin's main PHP file (usually conformer.php or similar) for the version header: Version: x.x.x
    Affected if Plugin is installed and active
  2. Confirm installed version is 1.0.7 or lower
    Read the version from the plugin header comment in the main plugin file, or check the plugin row in WordPress admin. Compare against affected range: versions through 1.0.7
    Affected if Installed version is 1.0.7 or any version up to 1.0.7
  3. Identify plugin AJAX endpoints and sensitive function handlers
    Search plugin PHP files for 'add_action' calls registering AJAX actions (wp_ajax_*, wp_ajax_nopriv_*), admin_menu, or callback functions handling sensitive operations. Common patterns: 'add_action("wp_ajax_' or 'add_action("admin_post_'
    Affected if Plugin registers AJAX handlers or admin action callbacks without capability checks
  4. Verify missing capability checks on sensitive endpoints
    Examine identified AJAX/admin handlers in the plugin code. Look for presence of 'current_user_can' or nonce verification ('wp_verify_nonce', 'check_admin_referer') at the start of callback functions. If absent, the endpoint is vulnerable
    Affected if Sensitive AJAX endpoints or admin actions lack current_user_can() checks or nonce validation

If the Conformer for Elementor plugin is installed at version 1.0.7 or below AND exposes AJAX endpoints or admin functions without capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce verification, the environment is affected by this Broken Access Control vulnerability.

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

Implement proper authorization checks (current_user_can, nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin. Update to the patched version once released by vendor.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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