{"uuid": "77bc5ac6-79d2-4214-8ca9-e4e40e76f48d", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2025-8489", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_king_addons_privilege_escalation.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"php, cmd\", \"author\": [\"Peter Thaleikis\", \"Valentin Lobstein \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress\\n          King Addons for Elementor plugin (versions 24.12.92 to 51.1.14). The vulnerability exists\\n          in the handle_register_ajax() function which allows unauthenticated attackers to specify\\n          the user_role parameter during registration, enabling them to create administrator accounts.\\n\\n          This exploit requires a WordPress page containing the King Addons \\\"Login Register Form\\\"\\n          Elementor widget, which exposes the required nonce token in the page's JavaScript.\\n          The NONCE_PAGE option must be set to the path of such a page.\\n\\n          Once an administrator account is created, the module uploads and executes a malicious\\n          plugin to achieve remote code execution (RCE).\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2025-10-30\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/multi/http/wp_king_addons_privilege_escalation\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:58:04 +0000\", \"name\": \"WordPress King Addons for Elementor Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to RCE\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"repeatable-session\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"ioc-in-logs\", \"artifacts-on-disk\"], \"Stability\": [\"crash-safe\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_king_addons_privilege_escalation.rb\", \"platform\": \"Linux,PHP,Unix,Windows\", \"post_auth\": true, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"multi/http/wp_king_addons_privilege_escalation\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2025-8489\", \"URL-https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2025/12/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-king-addons-for-elementor-plugin/\"], \"rport\": 80, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"PHP In-Memory\", \"Unix/Linux Command Shell\", \"Windows Command Shell\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:50:21.756623Z"}