Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-3805Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress from jegtheme. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in various functions used to update the plugin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.5.6. Unauthenticated users can use an easily available nonce, obtained from pages edited by the plugin, to update the MailChimp API key, global styles, 404 page settings, and enabled elements.
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9955d65-afb3-4d28-abd2-9f2fec92d013?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/c9955d65-afb3-4d28-abd2-9f2fec92d013 x_transferred