Vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons
CVE-2022-4702
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_fix_royal_compatibility' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to deactivate every plugin on the site unless it is part of an extremely limited hardcoded selection. This also switches the site to the 'royal-elementor-kit' theme, potentially resulting in availability issues.
EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th 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)
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-2022-4702?
- CVE-2022-4702 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-2022-4702?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4702 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.