CVE-2025-66152
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 Criptopayer for Elementor criptopayer-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Criptopayer for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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 Criptopayer for Elementor plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to certain plugin functionality or administrative actions that should require proper authentication.
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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 plugin installationCheck if the Criptopayer for Elementor plugin is present in your WordPress installation by reviewing the plugins directory or using WP-CLI: wp plugin list --name='criptopayer-for-elementor'Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed versionRetrieve the plugin version from the plugin header file (usually in wp-content/plugins/criptopayer-for-elementor/criptopayer-for-elementor.php) or via WP-CLI: wp plugin get criptopayer-for-elementor --field=versionAffected if The installed version is unknown or predates the security fix (compare against the latest version from the WordPress repository)
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Inspect plugin AJAX handlersExamine the plugin PHP files for AJAX action hooks (wp_ajax_*) and check if they include capability checks using current_user_can() or similar authorization functions before executing sensitive operationsAffected if AJAX endpoints exist without proper current_user_can() checks on admin actions
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Review admin page access controlsScan plugin files for admin_menu or add_menu_page hooks and verify that callback functions enforce user authentication and authorization before rendering administrative interfacesAffected if Admin pages render without verifying user permissions or login status
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Check REST API endpointsIf the plugin registers REST routes, inspect register_rest_route() calls and verify that permission_callback arguments are properly defined to restrict access to authorized usersAffected if REST endpoints lack permission_callback restrictions or allow anonymous access to sensitive operations
If the Criptopayer for Elementor plugin is active and any of the authorization checks above are missing or improperly configured, the environment is likely affected by this missing authorization 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 Criptopayer for Elementor if available; otherwise, audit and enforce proper authorization checks on all plugin endpoints and functions, particularly admin actions and data access points.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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-2025-66152 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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