CVE-2025-24743: RTMKit for Elementor Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2025-24743 Overview

CVE-2025-24743 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Rometheme RTMKit (rometheme-for-elementor) WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 1.5.2. It stems from broken access control [CWE-862], allowing authenticated users with low privileges to invoke plugin functionality without the required authorization checks.

Critical Impact

Authenticated attackers with low-level access can perform unauthorized actions against the plugin, resulting in limited integrity impact on affected WordPress sites.

Affected Products

• Rometheme RTMKit (rometheme-for-elementor) versions up to and including 1.5.2
• WordPress installations using the RometheKit for Elementor plugin
• Sites that expose plugin AJAX or REST endpoints to authenticated users

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-01-27 - CVE-2025-24743 published to NVD
• 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-24743

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a broken access control issue in the RometheKit for Elementor plugin. One or more plugin actions lack a proper capability or nonce check. Authenticated users at the subscriber or contributor level can invoke functionality intended for higher-privileged roles. The impact is limited to integrity, with no direct effect on confidentiality or availability of the underlying WordPress installation.

The Patchstack advisory classifies the issue as a broken access control flaw affecting the plugin through version 1.5.2. Sites running any earlier release are equally exposed until upgraded to a patched version.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing authorization on one or more plugin request handlers [CWE-862]. The plugin registers actions that execute privileged logic but does not validate the caller's WordPress capability with current_user_can() or verify request intent with check_ajax_referer(). Any authenticated session can therefore reach protected code paths.

Attack Vector

The attack is network-based and requires an authenticated account with low privileges. No user interaction is needed. An attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable plugin endpoint using valid session cookies. The plugin executes the requested action without confirming the caller holds the appropriate role, resulting in unauthorized modification of plugin-managed data.

See the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the technical write-up.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-24743

Indicators of Compromise

• Unexpected changes to RometheKit for Elementor widget configurations or plugin options made by low-privilege accounts
• WordPress admin-ajax.php or REST API requests to rtmkit-related actions originating from subscriber or contributor sessions
• New or modified Elementor templates and page elements without a corresponding editor-level user action

Detection Strategies

• Review WordPress audit logs for plugin action calls invoked by users whose roles do not include the corresponding capability
• Correlate HTTP access logs with authenticated session identifiers to detect low-privilege users hitting privileged plugin endpoints
• Alert on version strings of rometheme-for-elementor at or below 1.5.2 reported by asset inventory scans

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable a WordPress activity logging plugin to record all administrative and plugin-level actions with the invoking user
• Forward web server access logs and WordPress logs to a centralized SIEM for role-based anomaly analysis
• Baseline typical AJAX and REST traffic patterns for the plugin and alert on deviations from low-privilege accounts

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-24743

Immediate Actions Required

• Update the RometheKit for Elementor plugin to a version later than 1.5.2 as soon as a patched release is available from Rometheme
• Audit existing user accounts and remove or downgrade any unnecessary subscriber, contributor, or author accounts
• Review plugin-managed content and configuration for unauthorized modifications since the plugin was installed

Patch Information

Refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the current patch status and vendor-supplied fixed version. Apply the vendor update through the WordPress plugin manager or via WP-CLI.

Workarounds

• Deactivate and remove the rometheme-for-elementor plugin until an updated release is installed
• Restrict access to wp-admin and admin-ajax.php using web application firewall rules that block low-privilege users from calling rtmkit actions
• Enforce strong registration controls and disable open user registration to reduce the pool of authenticated attackers

# Configuration example: check installed plugin version and update via WP-CLI
wp plugin get rometheme-for-elementor --field=version
wp plugin update rometheme-for-elementor

# Temporarily deactivate the plugin if no patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate rometheme-for-elementor