Ameeba Security Research

Defensive CVE and exploit intelligence

Ameeba Blog Search
TRENDING · 1 WEEK
Attack Vector
Vendor
Severity

CVE-2025-53230: Missing Authorization Vulnerability in Page Manager for Elementor

Views: 316

Overview

This report discusses a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-53230, that affects the Page Manager for Elementor through version 2.0.5. This vulnerability is crucial as it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage due to incorrectly configured access control levels.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-53230
Severity: High (7.6 CVSS score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise or data leakage

Affected Products

Ameeba Chat Icon Share secrets securely

Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.

Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.

  • • Encrypted identity
  • • Private Spaces for organizations and teams
  • • End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes
  • • Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration
  • • Built for information that cannot leak

Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.

Product | Affected Versions

Page Manager for Elementor | up to and including 2.0.5

How the Exploit Works

The vulnerability lies in the lack of proper authorization checks within the Page Manager for Elementor. This flaw allows attackers to bypass access controls and potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or perform unauthorized actions. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring any user interaction or specific privileges, making it particularly dangerous.

Conceptual Example Code

Here is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. The attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to a vulnerable endpoint:

POST /elementor_page_manager/access HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "access_level": "admin" }

In this example, the attacker attempts to gain admin-level access to the Elementor page manager by sending a malicious JSON payload. This exploit is only conceptual and may not work in a real-world situation.

Mitigation Guidance

Users are advised to apply the vendor’s patch immediately to mitigate this vulnerability. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary mitigation. However, these should not be considered long-term solutions as they may not fully protect against all potential exploitation of this vulnerability.

Want to discuss this further? Join the Ameeba Cybersecurity Group Chat.

Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

Ameeba and its authors do not endorse or condone malicious behavior and are not responsible for misuse of the content. Always follow ethical hacking guidelines, responsible disclosure practices, and local laws.

More posts

Ameeba Chat