CVE-2025-1639: Animation Addons for Elementor Pro <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation
Description
The Animation Addons for Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the install_elementor_plugin_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to further infect a victim when Elementor is not activated on a vulnerable site.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1639
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types
CWE-862 Missing AuthorizationAffected Products
Vendor: crowdyTheme
Product: Animation Addons for Elementor Pro
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 1.5% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 79.47% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-02 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1639https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb310bdb-fc74-47b2-9371-3d10abd287fb?source=cve
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