CVE-2025-22786
Published: 15 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-22786 is a high-severity Path Traversal: '.../...//' (CWE-35) vulnerability in Elementinvader Elementinvader Addons For Elementor. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 39.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-22786 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-35 via '.../...//' and CWE-22) in the ElementInvader Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin (elementinvader-addons-for-elementor) that enables PHP local file inclusion. Published on 2025-01-15, it affects all versions from n/a through 1.2.6, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit this remotely over the network (AV:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations (C:H/I:H/A:H), such as including arbitrary local PHP files for potential code execution or sensitive data disclosure.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/elementinvader-addons-for-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-elementinvader-addons-for-elementor-plugin-1-2-6-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this local file inclusion issue in version 1.2.6 and provides vulnerability-specific guidance for practitioners.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-2995
Vulnerability details
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in Element Invader ElementInvader Addons for Elementor elementinvader-addons-for-elementor allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ElementInvader Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.
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Why these techniques?
Path traversal/LFI in public-facing WordPress plugin allows low-priv authenticated remote users to achieve arbitrary PHP code execution and high-impact access, directly mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications and privilege escalation.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-10 requires validating file path inputs to block path traversal sequences like '.../...//' that enable PHP local file inclusion in this CVE.
SI-2 mandates timely flaw remediation, including patching the path traversal vulnerability in ElementInvader Addons for Elementor <=1.2.6.
RA-5 vulnerability scanning detects path traversal and LFI flaws in WordPress plugins like the one affected by this CVE.