CVE-2025-1441 – This CSRF vulnerability in the Royal Elementor ... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2025-1441?

CVE-2025-1441 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). This CSRF vulnerability in the Royal Elementor Addons WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.7.1007 are affected. The vulnerability stems from missing nonce validation in the product filtering functionality.

📋 TL;DR

This CSRF vulnerability in the Royal Elementor Addons WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.7.1007 are affected. The vulnerability stems from missing nonce validation in the product filtering functionality.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 1.7.1007

Operating Systems: All operating systems running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress with WooCommerce and the vulnerable plugin enabled. Attack requires administrator interaction.

📦 What is this software?

Royal Elementor Addons by Royal Elementor Addons

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Site takeover through admin account compromise leading to complete website defacement, data theft, or malware distribution to visitors.

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Likely Case

Malicious script injection leading to SEO spam, redirects to malicious sites, or cookie theft from administrators.

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If Mitigated

No impact if administrators don't click malicious links and proper CSRF protections are in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators but technical complexity is low once the malicious link is clicked.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 1.7.1008

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/tags/1.7.1008/classes/modules/wpr-filter-woo-products.php#L1904

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Royal Elementor Addons and Templates'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 1.7.1008+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

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Temporarily disable the Royal Elementor Addons plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate royal-elementor-addons

Implement CSRF protection headers

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Add security headers to WordPress to help mitigate CSRF attacks

Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Restrict admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only
Implement mandatory multi-factor authentication for all administrator accounts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Royal Elementor Addons version. If version is 1.7.1007 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get royal-elementor-addons --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is 1.7.1008 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=wpr_filter_woo_products
Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress logs

Network Indicators:

Unexpected outbound connections from WordPress admin sessions
Suspicious referrer headers in admin panel requests

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND "admin-ajax.php" AND "wpr_filter_woo_products" AND NOT "_wpnonce="

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1441

CVSS v3 Score: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE: CWE-352

EPSS Score: 0.06% exploit probability (18.1th percentile)

Published: February 19, 2025

Last Updated: February 28, 2025

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