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CVE-2025-2168

The Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons, Woocommerce Builder, EDD Builder, Elementor Store Builder, Product Grid, Product Table, Woocommerce Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the dismiss() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set arbitrary user meta values to `1` which can be leveraged to lock and administrator out of their site via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVE-2025-2168

MEDIUM CVSS 4.3 Published 2025-05-01 Updated 2025-05-12
AI Risk Moderate (52/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P4 Planned
Severity Band MEDIUM
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Components 3
Reference Links 4
AI Risk Engine Moderate (52/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2025-05-01 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2025-05-12 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-04-09 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 13 days ago

AI enriched 13 days ago (2026-04-09 09:19 UTC)

Technical Summary

The Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons, Woocommerce Builder, EDD Builder, Elementor Store Builder, Product Grid, Product Table, Woocommerce Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the dismiss() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set arbitrary user meta values to `1` which can be leveraged to lock and administrator out of their site via a forged request…

Potential Impact

Severity is MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Changeset PLUGIN · changeset Affected range not specified Fixed version not specified
Ultimate Store Kit PLUGIN · ultimate-store-kit Affected: < 2.5.0 Fixed in: 2.5.0
Woocommerce Slider PLUGIN · woocommerce-slider Affected range not specified Fixed version not specified
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