Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-46258

CVE-2025-46258:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in BdThemes Element Pack Pro plugin versions before 8.0.0, allowing exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability was discovered and reported through Patchstack, with the disclosure date being May 16, 2025 (Patchstack Database).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. It is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and affects the access control mechanisms in the plugin (Patchstack Database).

Impact

The vulnerability allows users with subscriber-level privileges to potentially execute actions that should be restricted to users with higher privilege levels. This broken access control issue could lead to unauthorized access to certain plugin functionalities (Patchstack Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to Element Pack Pro version 8.0.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in this version to address the missing authorization issue (Patchstack Database).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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