CVE-2026-25028
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 Element Invader ElementInvader Addons for Elementor elementinvader-addons-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ElementInvader Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.4.1.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in ElementInvader Addons for Elementor allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized actions within the WordPress plugin functionality.
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
- 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 ElementInvader Addons installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'ElementInvader Addons for Elementor'. Record the installed version number.Affected if Plugin is installed and no patched version is available for comparison based on current CVE data
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Review plugin access control settingsNavigate to ElementInvader settings in WordPress admin. Look for access control, permission settings, or user role configuration options within the plugin settings panels.Affected if Access control settings are misconfigured or allow lower-privileged users to access privileged functionality
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Audit WordPress user roles with plugin accessGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review which users have roles that include ElementInvader-specific capabilities or permissions.Affected if Low-privileged users (Subscribers, Contributors) have been granted elevated ElementInvader permissions
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Check AJAX endpoint authorizationExamine plugin AJAX actions (typically found in network tab or source code under admin-ajax.php?action=). Verify if these endpoints perform proper capability checks before executing.Affected if AJAX endpoints execute privileged actions without verifying user authorization
User is affected if ElementInvader Addons is installed with any misconfiguration that allows unauthorized or lower-privileged users to access functionality intended for administrators or higher roles.
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 dataReview and implement proper authorization checks across all plugin functions and AJAX endpoints, and ensure role-based access controls are correctly enforced for all user levels.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 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-2026-25028 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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