CVE-2025-66159
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 Walker for Elementor walker-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Walker for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.1.6.
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 Walker for Elementor plugin allows authenticated users to access functionality they should not have permission to access due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. This is a broken access control issue where proper capability checks or permission validation are not enforced before performing sensitive operations.
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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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Identify the installed version of Walker for ElementorNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Walker for Elementor, or check the plugin header in the main plugin file for the 'Version' tagAffected if The installed version matches any known affected version range for CVE-2025-66159 (compare against published vulnerability references)
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Confirm the plugin is activeVerify the Walker for Elementor plugin is enabled in WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin is active and a vulnerable version is installed
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Inspect user role and capability configurationNavigate to WordPress admin > Users > Users or use a role management plugin to review which user roles exist and their assigned capabilitiesAffected if Lower-privileged roles (such as Subscriber, Contributor, or custom roles) exist and could potentially access the affected functionality
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Test for broken access control on sensitive functionalityLog in as a low-privileged user (e.g., Subscriber) and attempt to access or execute any Walker for Elementor features that should require higher privileges (such as modifying walker settings, accessing admin functions, or altering elementor configurations)Affected if Low-privileged authenticated users can successfully perform operations that should be restricted to administrators or higher roles
The environment is affected if Walker for Elementor is active, a vulnerable version is installed, and low-privileged authenticated users can access functionality that requires higher permission levels.
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 (capability checks, nonce verification, role-based access control) before executing sensitive functionality in the affected plugin code. Update to the latest patched version when available.
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2025-66159 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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