CVE-2025-8489 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-8489: King Addons for Elementor – Free Elements, Widgets, Templates, and Features for Elementor 24.12.92 - 51.1.14 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Vendor Kingaddons
Product King Addons for Elementor – 4,000+ ready Elementor sections, 650+ templates, 70+ FREE widgets for Elementor
Weakness CWE-269
Published October 31, 2025
Last update December 1, 2025

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The King Addons for Elementor – Free Elements, Widgets, Templates, and Features for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 24.12.92 to 51.1.14 . This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that users can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register with administrator-level user accounts.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

King Addons for Elementor versions up to 51.1.14 contain a privilege management flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data, modify site content, and disrupt service. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site administrators should update immediately to a version newer than 51.1.14.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify site content, and disrupt service without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can compromise your site's data, content, and availability without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 31, 2025 CVE published
December 1, 2025 Record updated

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