# CVE-2022-3794: Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Authorization Bypass

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks to modify site templates due to missing capability checks in the Jeg Elementor Kit plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-76x6-fwvj-q76m

## What is CVE-2022-3794?

CVE-2022-3794 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress, published on 22 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### 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.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3794?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jegtheme Jeg Elementor Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3794 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3794 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress

- [CVE-2022-3805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3805/): Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-47390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47390/): WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 2.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-32721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32721/): WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 2.6.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-29101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29101/): WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 2.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-10308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10308/): Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via JKit - Countdown Widget (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3794 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3794 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress, published on 22 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3794 exists.

Affected product: jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3794/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3794/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3794
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3794
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3794

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