CVE-2025-31529 Overview
CVE-2025-31529 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability [CWE-862] in the Rashid Slider Path for Elementor WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions of the slider-path plugin up through 3.0.0. Attackers with low-privilege authenticated accounts can exploit incorrectly configured access control checks to perform actions that should require higher privileges. The vulnerability was published to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on March 31, 2025, and is tracked in the Patchstack vulnerability database.
Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers with minimal privileges can bypass access control checks in the Slider Path for Elementor plugin, leading to unauthorized modification of plugin functionality on affected WordPress sites.
Affected Products
- Rashid Slider Path for Elementor plugin (slider-path)
- All plugin versions from n/a through 3.0.0
- WordPress sites running Elementor with the affected plugin installed
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-03-31 - CVE-2025-31529 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-31529
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks in one or more of the plugin's exposed endpoints. The Slider Path for Elementor plugin fails to verify whether the requesting user holds the appropriate capability before executing sensitive actions. Attackers only need a low-privilege authenticated session, such as a Subscriber account, to reach the affected code paths.
The issue maps to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), where the application performs a security-relevant action without verifying that the requester holds the required permission. Because WordPress plugins frequently register admin-ajax.php or REST API handlers intended only for administrators, missing capability checks allow role escalation of impact through legitimate authentication.
The integrity impact is limited but real. Attackers cannot read confidential data or crash the site, but they can modify plugin-managed content or settings that were intended to be admin-only.
Root Cause
The root cause is the absence of current_user_can() capability checks, or equivalent authorization logic, on plugin action handlers. Nonce verification alone, if present, does not substitute for permission checks because any authenticated user can obtain a valid nonce.
Attack Vector
Exploitation occurs over the network against the WordPress site. An attacker authenticates with a low-privilege account and sends a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable plugin endpoint. No user interaction is required. Full technical details are available in the Patchstack Vulnerability Report.
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Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected modifications to Slider Path for Elementor content, sliders, or plugin configuration entries.
- HTTP POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin REST routes originating from Subscriber-level accounts.
- New or altered slider entries created outside of normal administrator activity windows.
Detection Strategies
- Review WordPress audit logs for privileged plugin actions attributed to non-administrator user IDs.
- Correlate authenticated web requests targeting slider-path endpoints with the requester's WordPress role.
- Monitor for anomalous request patterns to admin-ajax.php actions registered by the plugin.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable WordPress activity logging with role-based attribution for all content and setting changes.
- Forward web server access logs to a centralized SIEM to alert on repeated plugin endpoint access from low-privilege sessions.
- Track plugin file integrity and configuration state to identify unauthorized modifications quickly.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-31529
Immediate Actions Required
- Inventory WordPress sites to identify installations of Slider Path for Elementor version 3.0.0 or earlier.
- Restrict user registration and audit existing low-privilege accounts for legitimacy.
- Apply the vendor patch as soon as a fixed release becomes available on the WordPress plugin repository.
Patch Information
At publication, the Patchstack advisory lists all versions through 3.0.0 as affected. Administrators should monitor the Patchstack Vulnerability Report and the plugin's WordPress.org listing for a fixed version and upgrade immediately once published.
Workarounds
- Deactivate and remove the Slider Path for Elementor plugin until a patched release is installed.
- Apply a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to block unauthenticated and low-privilege access to plugin-specific admin-ajax.php actions and REST routes.
- Temporarily disable new user registrations to reduce the pool of accounts that can reach the vulnerable endpoints.
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