Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-4701Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Plugin Activation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor from wproyal. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' 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 'contact-form-7', 'media-library-assistant', or 'woocommerce' plugins if they are installed on the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wproyal | Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor | 0 – through 1.3.59 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55f7e39b-e7a5-462b-b1e4-c3d92038f17e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55f7e39b-e7a5-462b-b1e4-c3d92038f17e x_transferred