CVE-2025-24725
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the ThimPress Thim Elementor Kit WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers could potentially access functionality or data they shouldn't have permission to view or modify. This affects all WordPress sites using Thim Elementor Kit versions up to 1.2.8.
💻 Affected Systems
- ThimPress Thim Elementor Kit WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Unauthorized users could access administrative functions, modify site content, extract sensitive data, or potentially escalate privileges to gain full control of the WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Attackers could access restricted content, modify plugin settings, or view information intended only for authenticated users, potentially leading to data exposure or content manipulation.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, the vulnerability would be prevented, and only authorized users could access protected functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the vulnerable endpoints are identified. Attackers would need to discover unprotected API endpoints or functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.9 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Thim Elementor Kit' and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' if version 1.2.9 or later is available. 5. Alternatively, download the latest version from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate thim-elementor-kit
Restrict Access via Web Application Firewall
allConfigure WAF rules to block suspicious requests to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress installation
- Deploy a web application firewall with rules specifically targeting unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Thim Elementor Kit version. If version is 1.2.8 or earlier, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get thim-elementor-kit --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 1.2.9 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
- 401/403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to the same endpoints
- Requests to admin functionality from unauthenticated IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/thim-elementor-kit/ endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual spike in requests to plugin-specific API endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("thim-elementor-kit" OR "thimpress") AND (response_code=200) AND NOT (user_agent="WordPress" OR authenticated_user=*)