Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-3794Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Authorization Bypass
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress from jegtheme. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in various AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.5.6. Authenticated users can use an easily available nonce value to create header templates and make additional changes to the site, as the plugin does not use capability checks for this purpose.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| jegtheme | Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress | 0 – through 2.5.6 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/84b616fa-ff64-49e8-8c4a-7d7bfdf758be?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/jeg-elementor-kit/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2811758%40jeg-elementor-kit%2Ftrunk&old=2810568%40jeg-elementor-kit%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/84b616fa-ff64-49e8-8c4a-7d7bfdf758be x_transferred