CVE-2025-66153
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 Headinger for Elementor headinger-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Headinger for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in the Headinger for Elementor WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels to perform actions they should not be permitted to perform.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Verify Headerer for Elementor is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and confirm the Headerer for Elementor plugin is active, or check the plugin directory /wp-content/plugins/headerer-for-elementor/ for existenceAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Headerer for Elementor, read the version number displayed below the plugin name; alternatively, check the main plugin PHP file for the 'Version' header commentAffected if Version is within any known affected range (compare to official vulnerability disclosure)
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for missing capability checksExamine the plugin's main PHP file and any AJAX handler files for functions hooked to wp_ajax_ actions; verify each handler calls current_user_can() or a proper capability check before executing sensitive operationsAffected if AJAX endpoints exist that do not verify user capabilities before performing actions
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Check admin pages for unauthorized accessReview plugin admin menu registrations and page callbacks to determine if they enforce proper authorization (such as checking manage_options or specific capability) before displaying or modifying settingsAffected if Admin pages or settings panels are accessible without proper capability verification
If the plugin is installed and its version falls within the affected range, or if AJAX/admin endpoints lack capability checks, the environment is likely affected by this broken access control 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 dataImplement proper capability checks and/or nonce verification on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin to ensure only authorized users can access protected functionality.
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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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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