Auth bypass in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Kit
CVE-2024-0835
The Royal Elementor Kit theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary transient update due to a missing capability check on the dismissed_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.116. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to update arbitrary transients. Note, that these transients can only be updated to true and not arbitrary values.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/603b6c52-48eb-4e8c-a2c1-77b12… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/themes/royal-elementor-kit/ (Product)
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-0835?
- CVE-2024-0835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Kit, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-0835?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-0835 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.