CVE-2025-57955 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-57955: WordPress Post Carousel Slider for Elementor Plugin <= 1.7.0 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Plugin Devs
Product Post Carousel Slider for Elementor
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published September 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Plugin Devs Post Carousel Slider for Elementor post-carousel-slider-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post Carousel Slider for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post Carousel Slider for Elementor versions up to 1.7.0 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read sensitive data they should not access. An attacker with a low-privilege account can retrieve confidential information without additional interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.7.0 to prevent unauthorized data exposure.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site that their account should not access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential information may be exposed to any logged-in user, including subscriber-level accounts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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