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.

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.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (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.