Animation Addons for Elementor Pro <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.7
- Affected Plugin
- Animation Addons for Elementor Pro
- Affected Version
<= 1.6- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2025-1639
At a glance
CVE-2025-1639 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Animation Addons for Elementor Pro WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.6. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2025, reported by Tonn.
Vulnerability Overview
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.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Animation Addons for Elementor Pro <= 1.6 carries this weakness at install_elementor_plugin_handler(), and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Animation Addons for Elementor Pro the fix is 1.7: builds <= 1.6 are affected, anything from 1.7 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.7, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Animation Addons for Elementor Pro 1.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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