Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2022-4700
- Royal-elementor-addons » Royal Elementor Addons » For WordpressVersions up to, including, (<=) 1.3.59cpe:2.3:a:royal-elementor-addons:royal_elementor_addons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4700
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-4700
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.4
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
2.8
|
2.5
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-4700
-
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-4700
-
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/
Eleven Vulnerabilities Patched in Royal Elementor AddonsThird Party Advisory
-
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046
templates-kit.php in royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin – WordPress Plugin RepositoryThird Party Advisory
-
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdd464ad-24bc-4922-8bfa-ac42fbe60b52
Third Party Advisory
Jump to