CVE-2025-66144: merkulove Worker for Elementor broken access control

CVE-2025-66144 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2025-12-31

Worker for Elementor is a WordPress plugin that extends the Elementor page builder. A broken access control vulnerability allows authenticated users with limited privileges (such as Subscribers) to access or perform actions they should not have permission to perform, including viewing other users' data or content. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure or account compromise on affected WordPress sites.

Vendors: Merkulove.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-66144 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66144 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-66144?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 31 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Merkulove Worker for Elementor <= 1.0.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66144?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-66144 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-66144?
Check whether you run Merkulove Worker for Elementor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a broken access control issue in Worker for Elementor versions up to and including 1.0.10. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks on sensitive actions or data endpoints. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level privileges can exploit this misconfiguration to bypass access controls and view or manipulate resources restricted to higher-privilege users. The vulnerability requires user authentication but no special interaction; exploitation is straightforward for any logged-in attacker. No official patch is currently available as of the advisory publication date.

Affected products

  • merkulove Worker for Elementor <= 1.0.10

Timeline

  • 2025-11-10: disclosed: Reported by Phat RiO
  • 2025-12-31: advisory: Published by Patchstack

References

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