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CVE-2022-4701 Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Plugin Activation

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can improperly activate specific plugins, potentially altering site functionality and security posture.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-4701?

CVE-2022-4701 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons, published on 10 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

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.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-4701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qh55-xvw3-m7wp.

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