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CVE-2025-8488

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 2, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder Plugin · header-footer-elementor
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 2.4.6
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • brainstormforce Ultimate Addons for Elementor — Up to and including 2.4.6

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-footer-elementor/tags/2.4.6/admin/class-hfe-addons-actions.php#L494
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-footer-elementor/tags/2.4.7/admin/class-hfe-addons-actions.php#L525
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4b847b5-9deb-41c4-b976-725249e0098e?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record