Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Slider Path for Elementor for WordPress has a missing authorization issue through version 3.0.0. A logged-in low-privilege user may be able to perform limited unauthorized actions. The published impact is integrity-only and medium severity, not confidentiality or availability loss.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress plugin risk. Prioritize externally reachable business sites and sites with many contributor-level users, but it is not a known exploited emergency based on the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2025-31529 is a CWE-862 broken access control flaw in Rashid Slider Path for Elementor, package slider-path, affecting versions through 3.0.0. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites that have Slider Path for Elementor installed at version 3.0.0 or earlier. The CVE data does not identify affected endpoints, roles, or specific unauthorized actions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account and network access to the affected WordPress site.
Researcher notes
Public evidence names missing authorization but does not disclose the specific vulnerable function, endpoint, or patched version. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the CVSS vector and Patchstack/CVE description; focus validation on installed version, authorization boundaries, and vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Slider Path for Elementor plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions and flag 3.0.0 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack, CVE, and vendor channels for fixed-version guidance.
- If no maintained fix is available, disable or replace the plugin after approval.
- Remove unnecessary low-privilege WordPress accounts where business workflows allow.
Validation and detection
- Verify the plugin slug slider-path in WordPress plugin inventories.
- Record each affected site's plugin version and exposure owner.
- Review WordPress user roles with access to affected sites.
- Check application logs for unexpected plugin-related changes by low-privilege users.
- Validate any upgrade or removal in staging before production rollout.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.