Post Carousel Slider for Elementor <= 1.6.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization via process_wbelps_promo_form Function

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-3863
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published June 25, 2025
Last Updated June 26, 2025
Researcher Peter Thaleikis
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug post-carousel-slider-for-elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.0
Patched Version
  • 1.7.0
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