CVE-2025-68494
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Premium Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to retrieve embedded sensitive data from affected websites. It affects all WordPress sites using Premium Addons for Elementor version 4.11.53 or earlier. The exposure occurs through improper access controls in the plugin's functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Premium Addons for Elementor WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could extract sensitive information such as API keys, database credentials, configuration secrets, or user data embedded in plugin components, potentially leading to full site compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated attackers accessing exposed endpoints to retrieve configuration data, plugin settings, or embedded credentials that could facilitate further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper web application firewalls and access controls, the exposure would be limited to non-critical information with minimal impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves accessing specific endpoints without authentication. Exploitation requires knowledge of vulnerable endpoints but is technically simple.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.11.54 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Premium Addons for Elementor'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update shows, download version 4.11.54+ from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate premium-addons-for-elementor
Web Application Firewall Rule
linuxBlock access to vulnerable plugin endpoints
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
RewriteRule ^wp-content/plugins/premium-addons-for-elementor/.*\.php$ - [F,L]
# Add to nginx config:
location ~* ^/wp-content/plugins/premium-addons-for-elementor/.*\.php$ { deny all; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Premium Addons for Elementor plugin completely from the WordPress installation
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress site
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Premium Addons for Elementor → Version. If version is 4.11.53 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get premium-addons-for-elementor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 4.11.54 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-content/plugins/premium-addons-for-elementor/ endpoints
- Multiple 200 responses to plugin-specific URLs from unauthenticated users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to premium-addons-for-elementor plugin directories without authentication
- Unusual data extraction patterns from plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/wp-content/plugins/premium-addons-for-elementor/*" OR user_agent="*premium-addons*" OR referer="*premium-addons*") AND status=200 AND auth="-"