Missing authorization in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'eh_crm_settings_empty_trash' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to empty the ticket trash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| elextensions | ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System | up to 3.3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System Vendorelextensions Affected up to 3.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elula:wsdesk:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | before 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | elextensions |
- cpe:2.3:a:elula:wsdesk:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·elextensions
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12085
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vm2-r7fq-m3ph
References
More elextensions Wsdesk vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10495 ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System <= 3.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-30155 WordPress ELEX HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin <= 3.2.9 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-11286 Missing authorization in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12365 Improper privilege management in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-09228 Missing authorization in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-09215 Authorization bypass in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-12085 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12085 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7vm2-r7fq-m3ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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