CVE-2025-32264: UltraAddons Elementor Lite CSRF Vulnerability

CVE-2025-32264 Overview

CVE-2025-32264 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the UltraAddons Elementor Lite plugin for WordPress, authored by Saiful Islam. The flaw exists in all plugin versions from initial release through 2.0.2. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into submitting a forged request that performs unintended state-changing actions in the plugin. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery and requires user interaction to succeed.

Critical Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated WordPress users, potentially modifying plugin data or settings without consent.

Affected Products

UltraAddons Elementor Lite (ultraaddons-elementor-lite) plugin for WordPress
All versions from initial release through 2.0.2
WordPress sites where the vulnerable plugin is installed and activated

Discovery Timeline

2025-04-04 - CVE-2025-32264 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-32264

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from missing or improperly implemented CSRF protection in the UltraAddons Elementor Lite plugin. WordPress provides a nonce mechanism to validate the origin of state-changing requests, but the affected plugin does not enforce nonce validation on one or more sensitive endpoints. An attacker who convinces an authenticated user to visit a malicious page can issue cross-origin requests using the victim's active WordPress session.

Because the request originates from the victim's browser, the WordPress backend treats it as legitimate. The attacker gains the ability to invoke plugin functionality with the privileges of the targeted user. User interaction is required, which limits the attack to scenarios involving phishing or malicious content delivery.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of adequate anti-CSRF controls on plugin action handlers. Vulnerable code paths do not call check_admin_referer(), wp_verify_nonce(), or equivalent verification before processing requests. This design gap permits forged requests to bypass origin validation entirely.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires an attacker to host a crafted web page containing an auto-submitting form or JavaScript that targets the vulnerable plugin endpoint. When a logged-in WordPress user visits the page, the browser attaches session cookies to the outbound request. The plugin processes the request as authorized, resulting in unauthorized integrity impact. No credentials or elevated privileges are required from the attacker. Refer to the Patchstack advisory for advisory-level detail.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-32264

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected changes to UltraAddons Elementor Lite plugin settings or configuration.
WordPress access logs showing POST requests to plugin endpoints originating from external Referer headers.
Administrative actions performed at times inconsistent with legitimate user activity.

Detection Strategies

Inspect web server logs for requests to ultraaddons-elementor-lite action handlers where the Referer header does not match the site's own domain.
Correlate authenticated session activity with unexpected plugin state changes in the WordPress database.
Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule set that flags cross-origin POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and /wp-admin/admin-post.php lacking valid nonce parameters.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable WordPress audit logging to capture plugin configuration changes and administrative actions.
Monitor outbound browser telemetry for administrators to identify visits to attacker-controlled domains preceding suspicious backend activity.
Alert on anomalous request patterns targeting plugin endpoints from unusual geographic locations or user agents.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-32264

Immediate Actions Required

Identify all WordPress installations running UltraAddons Elementor Lite version 2.0.2 or earlier.
Deactivate the plugin until a patched version is confirmed installed if the plugin is not business-critical.
Require administrators to log out of WordPress sessions before browsing untrusted content.

Patch Information

At the time of publication, the Patchstack advisory lists affected versions through 2.0.2. Administrators should update to the latest available release from the WordPress plugin repository and confirm the vendor has addressed CVE-2025-32264 in the changelog before returning the plugin to production.

Workarounds

Restrict access to /wp-admin/ using IP allowlisting or a virtual private network (VPN) to limit exposure to targeted CSRF attacks.
Deploy a WordPress security plugin or WAF that enforces nonce validation and blocks cross-origin requests to administrative endpoints.
Educate administrators about phishing risks and require them to use dedicated browsers or sessions for WordPress administration.

bash

# Configuration example: nginx rule to block cross-origin POSTs to admin endpoints
location ~* /wp-admin/(admin-ajax|admin-post)\.php$ {
    if ($http_referer !~* "^https?://your-domain\.com") {
        return 403;
    }
}