CVE-2022-4700

Description

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.

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.12%

Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: wproyal Royal Elementor Addons (Elementor Templates, Post Grid, Mega Menu & Header Footer Builder, WooCommerce Builder, Product Grid, Slider, Parallax Image & other Free Elementor Widgets)

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdd464ad-24bc-4922-8bfa-ac42fbe60b52	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046	third party advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-4700?: CVE-2022-4700 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-4700?: To fix CVE-2022-4700, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-4700 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-4700 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-4700?: CVE-2022-4700 affects wproyal Royal Elementor Addons (Elementor Templates, Post Grid, Mega Menu & Header Footer Builder, WooCommerce Builder, Product Grid, Slider, Parallax Image & other Free Elementor Widgets).

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