CVE-2025-68087
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 Modalier for Elementor modalier-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Modalier for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.6.
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 Modalier for Elementor plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or data, potentially enabling unauthorized actions.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 Modalier for Elementor plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'modalier-for-elementor' or similarAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin main file header (e.g., modalier-for-elementor.php) for the 'Version' comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if Unable to determine version or version cannot be compared to patched releases
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Review access control settings for Modalier functionalityInspect plugin settings pages in WordPress admin under Elementor or Modalier settings areas. Look for access control, capability, or permission-related optionsAffected if No capability checks are configured or any authenticated user can access privileged features
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Test if unauthenticated or low-privilege users can access Modalier endpointsUse a tool like curl or Burp to send requests to Modalier AJAX endpoints or admin-ajax.php actions without proper authentication tokens, checking if privileged operations executeAffected if Requests execute successfully without returning authorization errors or 403 responses
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Audit user roles with access to Modalier featuresIn WordPress admin > Users > Roles, or using a role management plugin, examine which roles have capabilities related to Modalier or Elementor editingAffected if Subscriber, Contributor, or other low-privilege roles have elevated capabilities they should not possess
If the Modalier for Elementor plugin is installed and its functionality is accessible to users lacking proper WordPress capabilities, 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 dataImplement proper authorization checks and validate user permissions before executing privileged operations. Update to a patched version if available or configure appropriate access control settings.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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