CVE-2025-3863 Missing authorization in Post Carousel Slider for Elementor
Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization checks to send arbitrary emails via the plugin's support form handler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3863?
CVE-2025-3863 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in plugindevs Post Carousel Slider for Elementor, published on 26 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Post Carousel Slider for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper authorization due to a missing capability check on the process_wbelps_promo_form() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to trigger the plugin’s support‐form handler to send arbitrary emails to the site’s support address.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3863?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Devs Post Carousel Slider for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-3863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68xg-x7j2-m7g4.