Vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons
CVE-2022-4700
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_theme' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to activate the 'royal-elementor-kit' theme. If no such theme is installed doing so can also impact site availability as the site attempts to load a nonexistent theme.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdd464ad-24bc-4922-8bfa-ac42f…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elemento… (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4700?
- CVE-2022-4700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4700?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4700 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.