How severe is CVE-2025-8489?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8489 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Kingaddons King Addons For Elementor – 4,000+ Ready Sections, 650+ Templates, 70+ Free Widgets

CVE-2025-8489

The King Addons for Elementor – Free Elements, Widgets, Templates, and Features for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 24.12.92 to 51.1.14 . This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that users can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register with administrator-level user accounts.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.093 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kingaddons King Addons For Elementor – 4,000+ Ready Sections, 650+ Templates, 70+ Free Widgets

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8489?: CVE-2025-8489 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kingaddons King Addons For Elementor – 4,000+ Ready Sections, 650+ Templates, 70+ Free Widgets, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-8489?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8489 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.