Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons news-kit-elementor-addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects News Kit Elementor Addons: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
Published: 2025-07-16
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass the configured access control for protected actions within the plugin. By exploiting this weakness, a threat actor can perform unauthorized actions that may include creating, editing, or deleting content that should otherwise be restricted, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress. All installations of the plugin with versions up to and including 1.3.4 are vulnerable. No fixed version is noted in the description; versions prior to 1.3.5 are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 reflects moderate severity. The EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a very low likelihood of exploitation at present. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a web‑based request directed to the plugin’s administrative endpoints, potentially requiring authenticated access to perform privileged actions. Due to the absence of a listed official fix, administrators should urgently upgrade the plugin or remove it.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 16:44 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the plugin to the latest version (≥1.3.5) that resolves the access control issue.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, disable or uninstall the plugin to prevent exploitation.
  • Review the site’s WordPress plugins and admin area to ensure no residual endpoints remain exposed, and apply general WordPress hardening practices.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 16:44 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21665 Missing Authorization vulnerability in blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects News Kit Elementor Addons: from n/a through 1.3.4.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects News Kit Elementor Addons: from n/a through 1.3.4. Missing Authorization vulnerability in blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons news-kit-elementor-addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects News Kit Elementor Addons: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00039}


Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects News Kit Elementor Addons: from n/a through 1.3.4.
Title WordPress News Kit Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.3.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Blazethemes News Kit Elementor Addons
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:13:29.668Z

Reserved: 2025-07-16T08:51:58.889Z

Link: CVE-2025-54037

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-16T20:01:57.446Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-07-16T11:15:31.097

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:32:44.890

Link: CVE-2025-54037

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T16:45:26Z

Weaknesses