CVE-2022-4700

Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Theme Activation

Published Jan 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_theme' 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 'royal-elementor-kit' theme. If no such theme is installed doing so can also impact site availability as the site attempts to load a nonexistent theme.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52012 The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_theme' 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 'royal-elementor-kit' theme. If no such theme is installed doing so can also impact site availability as the site attempts to load a nonexistent theme.
History
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Title Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Theme Activation
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:24 PM
Reserved
Dec 23, 2022, 4:42 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 10, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM