CVE-2026-25416: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2026-25416 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the News Kit Elementor Addons WordPress plugin developed by blazethemes. The flaw allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.4.2 (inclusive). The vulnerability was published on February 19, 2026, and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) (Feedly).

The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) — the plugin fails to properly verify that a requesting user has the appropriate permissions before executing certain privileged actions. This is a network-accessible vulnerability (attack vector: Network) requiring low privileges and no user interaction, meaning any authenticated WordPress user (e.g., a subscriber) could trigger the vulnerable functionality. The attack complexity is low, and the scope is unchanged, limiting impact to integrity only. No public technical write-up or proof-of-concept code has been identified at this time (Feedly).

Successful exploitation results in a low integrity impact — an authenticated attacker can perform unauthorized actions that the plugin's access controls were intended to restrict, such as modifying settings or content managed by the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin. There is no confidentiality or availability impact associated with this vulnerability. The scope is limited to the affected WordPress installation and does not provide a direct path for lateral movement or sensitive data exfiltration (Feedly).

No public proof-of-concept exploit code or evidence of in-the-wild exploitation has been reported for CVE-2026-25416. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The EPSS score is approximately 0.017% (0.000170), indicating a very low probability of exploitation in the near term (Feedly).

Users should update the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin to a version beyond 1.4.2 that includes the authorization fix. Until a patched version is available or applied, site administrators should consider restricting plugin functionality to trusted user roles only, and auditing user accounts with low-privilege roles (e.g., subscribers, contributors) for suspicious activity. Disabling the plugin temporarily is a viable workaround if an update is not immediately available (Feedly, Patchstack).