CVE-2026-25440: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor
CVE-2026-25440 is a medium severity vulnerability involving missing authorization in WPDeveloper's Essential Addons for Elementor plugin versions prior to 6.6.0. It allows unauthenticated users to bypass access controls, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can affect integrity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25440) is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) affecting Essential Addons for Elementor versions before 6.6.0. It enables unauthenticated attackers to perform actions without proper authorization, constituting broken access control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but integrity impact is low. No known exploits are reported, and no vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization controls, which may lead to unauthorized modification or manipulation of plugin functionality or data (integrity impact). There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The medium CVSS score reflects the potential for limited unauthorized changes without requiring authentication or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, monitor for updates from WPDeveloper and apply any security updates promptly once available. Avoid exposing vulnerable plugin versions in untrusted environments where possible.
CVE-2026-25440: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor
Description
CVE-2026-25440 is a medium severity vulnerability involving missing authorization in WPDeveloper's Essential Addons for Elementor plugin versions prior to 6.6.0. It allows unauthenticated users to bypass access controls, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can affect integrity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25440) is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) affecting Essential Addons for Elementor versions before 6.6.0. It enables unauthenticated attackers to perform actions without proper authorization, constituting broken access control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but integrity impact is low. No known exploits are reported, and no vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization controls, which may lead to unauthorized modification or manipulation of plugin functionality or data (integrity impact). There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The medium CVSS score reflects the potential for limited unauthorized changes without requiring authentication or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, monitor for updates from WPDeveloper and apply any security updates promptly once available. Avoid exposing vulnerable plugin versions in untrusted environments where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-02T12:53:40.964Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a3061360b89be688893bafe
Added to database: 6/15/2026, 8:31:50 PM
Last enriched: 6/15/2026, 10:31:15 PM
Last updated: 6/16/2026, 6:29:31 AM
Views: 6
Community Reviews
0 reviewsCrowdsource mitigation strategies, share intel context, and vote on the most helpful responses. Sign in to add your voice and help keep defenders ahead.
Want to contribute mitigation steps or threat intel context? Sign in or create an account to join the community discussion.
Actions
Updates to AI analysis require Pro Console access. Upgrade inside Console → Billing.
External Links
Need more coverage?
Upgrade to Pro Console for AI refresh and higher limits.
For incident response and remediation, OffSeq services can help resolve threats faster.
Latest Threats
Check if your credentials are on the dark web
Instant breach scanning across billions of leaked records. Free tier available.