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CVE-2025-6253: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in UiCore Elements WordPress Plugin

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Overview

The CVE-2025-6253 vulnerability affects the UiCore Elements – a free Elementor widgets and templates plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. As WordPress is a widely used platform, this vulnerability could potentially impact a large number of websites and businesses.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-6253
Severity: High (CVSS: 7.5)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise or data leakage due to unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the server

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Product | Affected Versions

UiCore Elements for WordPress | Up to and including 1.3.0

How the Exploit Works

The exploit takes advantage of a lack of capability check and insufficient controls in the prepare_template() function of the UiCore Elements plugin. This allows an attacker to specify a filename and read its contents without any authorization. The exploit can be conducted remotely over a network without any user interaction.

Conceptual Example Code

Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example uses an HTTP GET request to read a file on the server.

GET /wp-content/plugins/uicore-elements/download.php?file=../../../wp-config.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com

In this example, the attacker is attempting to read the wp-config.php file, which contains sensitive configuration data for the WordPress install.

Mitigation Guidance

To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor’s patch. If a patch is not available, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Ensuring that file permissions are correctly set and limiting access to sensitive data can also help protect against this type of attack.

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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.

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