CVE-2023-5922 Royal Elementor Addons and Templates < 1.3.81 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Read

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary draft, private, and password-protected posts via an AJAX action in the Royal Elementor Addons plugin.

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

What is CVE-2023-5922?

CVE-2023-5922 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons, published on 16 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin before 1.3.81 does not ensure that users accessing posts via an AJAX action (and REST endpoint, currently disabled in the plugin) have the right to do so, allowing unauthenticated users to access arbitrary draft, private and password protected posts/pages content

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5922?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5922 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-2023-5922 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5922 exists.

All Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-759v-jfx5-q87v.

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