CVE-2025-69336
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects WordPress sites using this plugin from all versions up to and including 2.9.4. Attackers could potentially access functionality or data they shouldn't have permission to view or modify.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons 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 modify store settings, access customer data, or manipulate product information without authorization, potentially leading to data theft, store defacement, or business disruption.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing administrative functions or viewing/modifying store configuration settings they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls and authentication mechanisms prevent unauthorized access, limiting impact to legitimate users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but bypasses authorization checks. Complexity is low once initial access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.9.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate ultimate-store-kit
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to plugin directories if using Apache
<FilesMatch "\.(php|inc)$">\nOrder Deny,Allow\nDeny from all\n</FilesMatch>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict role-based access controls and audit all user permissions
- Monitor logs for unauthorized access attempts to plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons → Version. If version is 2.9.4 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get ultimate-store-kit --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 2.9.4 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin endpoints
- Unusual user activity from non-admin accounts accessing store management functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific admin endpoints from unauthorized IPs/users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ultimate-store-kit" OR "store-kit") AND ("admin" OR "ajax") AND status=200 AND user_role!=administrator