CVE-2025-32641
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Anant Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all versions up to 1.1.5, potentially enabling arbitrary plugin installation without proper authorization.
💻 Affected Systems
- Anant Addons for Elementor 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
Attackers could install malicious WordPress plugins with administrative privileges, leading to complete site compromise, data theft, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into installing malicious plugins that could steal sensitive data, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, exploitation attempts would fail as legitimate requests would require proper nonce validation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links while logged in.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Anant Addons for Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.1.6+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate anant-addons-for-elementor
CSRF Protection Headers
linuxAdd security headers to WordPress site
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 administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement strict user awareness training about clicking unknown links while authenticated
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Anant Addons for Elementor version. If version is 1.1.5 or lower, vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get anant-addons-for-elementor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.1.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected plugin installation events in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Administrator actions from unusual IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/plugin-install.php without proper referrer headers
- Cross-origin requests to WordPress admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("plugin installed" OR "CSRF token") AND user_role="administrator"