The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_hfe_compatibility_option_callback ()function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the compatibility option setting.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Brainstormforce
  • Ultimate Addons For Elementor
Elementor
  • Elementor
Wordpress
  • Wordpress

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Vendors Products
Brainstormforce
  • Ultimate Addons For Elementor
Elementor
  • Elementor
Wordpress
  • Wordpress
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23431 The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_hfe_compatibility_option_callback ()function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the compatibility option setting.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-footer-elementor/tags/2.4.6/admin/class-hfe-addons-actions.php#L494 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-footer-elementor/tags/2.4.7/admin/class-hfe-addons-actions.php#L525 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4b847b5-9deb-41c4-b976-725249e0098e?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Brainstormforce
Brainstormforce ultimate Addons For Elementor
Elementor
Elementor elementor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Brainstormforce
Brainstormforce ultimate Addons For Elementor
Elementor
Elementor elementor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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Description The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_hfe_compatibility_option_callback ()function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the compatibility option setting.
Title Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) <= 2.4.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-04T13:27:52.880Z

Reserved: 2025-08-01T20:36:48.454Z

Link: CVE-2025-8488

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-04T13:27:47.631Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-02T10:15:27.477

Modified: 2025-08-04T15:06:15.833

Link: CVE-2025-8488

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2025-08-05T11:38:59Z