CVE-2025-66155
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 Questionar for Elementor questionar-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Questionar for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the Questionar for Elementor WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive functionality or data, likely through AJAX endpoints or front-end functions that should require administrative privileges. This enables lower-privileged users or unauthenticated attackers to access capabilities they should not have.
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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 Questionar for Elementor plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and verify Questionar for Elementor is listed, or check /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the plugin folderAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress Admin > Plugins, click on the plugin name to view details, or read the main plugin PHP file for the Version header commentAffected if The installed version predates the patched version
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Inspect AJAX handlers for missing capability checksSearch plugin PHP files for add_action('wp_ajax_') calls and verify each handler includes current_user_can() or similar authorization checks at the very beginning of the functionAffected if AJAX endpoints exist without current_user_can() validation at the start of their handler functions
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Check front-end functions for authorization bypassReview plugin PHP files for public-facing functions that perform sensitive operations and verify they enforce proper user capability checksAffected if Sensitive functionality can be accessed by lower-privileged users or unauthenticated visitors without proper permission validation
The environment is affected if the Questionar for Elementor plugin is installed and its AJAX handlers or sensitive functions lack proper authorization checks, allowing access by users without adequate privileges
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 Questionar for Elementor if available; otherwise, implement proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) on all AJAX handlers and sensitive functions, and restrict access to admin-only 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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