UiCore Elements <= 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-6253
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published August 11, 2025
Last Updated August 12, 2025
Researcher mikemyers
Description

The UiCore Elements – Free Elementor widgets and templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via the prepare_template() function due to a missing capability check and insufficient controls on the filename specified. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug uicore-elements (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.0
Patched Version
  • 1.3.1
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