CVE-2025-46434
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro
⚠️ 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
Complete site compromise including data theft, content manipulation, privilege escalation, or plugin/theme file modification.
Likely Case
Unauthorized content modification, settings changes, or data access through the plugin's administrative functions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and minimal plugin functionality enabled.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some knowledge of the plugin's API endpoints but is straightforward once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.3.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If not available, download version 6.3.7+ from vendor
6. Deactivate old version
7. Upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate theplus_elementor_addon
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block requests to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get theplus_elementor_addon --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 6.3.7 or higher and test access controls📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Unexpected modifications to Elementor content or settings
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific API endpoints from unauthorized sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action CONTAINS "tpeaf_" OR "theplus_") AND user_role!="administrator"