Templines Elementor Helper Core <= 2.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.8
- Affected Plugin
- Templines Elementor Helper Core
- Affected Version
<= 2.7- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
- CVE
CVE-2025-1295
At a glance
CVE-2025-1295 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Templines Elementor Helper Core WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.7. 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 2.8; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2025, reported by Tonn.
Vulnerability Overview
The Templines Elementor Helper Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This is due to allowing arbitrary user meta updates. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their role to Administrator. The vulnerability can only be exploited when the BuddyPress plugin is also installed and activated.
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-269: Improper Privilege Management
Reaching this weakness in Templines Elementor Helper Core <= 2.7 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Improper privilege management means the code lets an account end up with capabilities its role should not have.
It converts a low-privileged account into an administrative one, which makes every other restriction on the site irrelevant. For Templines Elementor Helper Core the fix is 2.8: builds <= 2.7 are affected, anything from 2.8 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.8, 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: Templines Elementor Helper Core 2.8 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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