CVE-2022-4701 (GCVE-0-2022-4701)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-10 16:55 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Plugin Activation
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-13 16:28 UTC
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wproyal | Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.3.59
(semver)
|
guessed |
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