CVE-2024-0835 Royal Elementor Kit <= 1.0.116 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Transient Update
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily update WordPress transients to true due to missing capability checks in Royal Elementor Kit.
- 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-2024-0835?
CVE-2024-0835 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wproyal Royal Elementor Kit, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Royal Elementor Kit theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary transient update due to a missing capability check on the dismissed_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.116. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to update arbitrary transients. Note, that these transients can only be updated to true and not arbitrary values.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0835?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0835?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0835 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-2024-0835 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0835 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgx2-jx39-h26j.