CVE-2025-66163Network attack vector

Authenticated privileged action via missing capability check

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Missing authorization in Merkulove Masker for Elementor 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to perform a privileged action. The published record identifies a missing capability check in an unspecified plugin function but does not disclose the protected action it performs. Subscriber access is required; available sources do not identify what data the action reads or modifies.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Merkulove Masker for Elementor 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to perform a privileged action. The published record identifies a missing capability check in an unspecified plugin function but does not disclose the protected action it performs. Subscriber access is required; available sources do not identify what data the action reads or modifies.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-66163
Published
Dec 16, 2025
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Merkulove
Product
Masker for Elementor
Classifications
CWE-862, CAPEC-180
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 1.1.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Merkulove · Masker for Elementorversion=n/a <=<= 1.1.4

Published CVSS scores

5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
CAPEC-180Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo