Royal Elementor Addons Plugin up to 1.3.59 on WordPress AJAX Action wpr_activate_required_theme access control

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Royal Elementor Addons Plugin up to 1.3.59 on WordPress. The affected element is the function wpr_activate_required_theme of the component AJAX Action Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4700. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Royal Elementor Addons Plugin up to 1.3.59 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function wpr_activate_required_theme of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 01/10/2023. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-4700 since 12/23/2022. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Royal Elementor Addons Plugin

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5
• 1.3.6
• 1.3.7
• 1.3.8
• 1.3.9
• 1.3.10
• 1.3.11
• 1.3.12
• 1.3.13
• 1.3.14
• 1.3.15
• 1.3.16
• 1.3.17
• 1.3.18
• 1.3.19
• 1.3.20
• 1.3.21
• 1.3.22
• 1.3.23
• 1.3.24
• 1.3.25
• 1.3.26
• 1.3.27
• 1.3.28
• 1.3.29
• 1.3.30
• 1.3.31
• 1.3.32
• 1.3.33
• 1.3.34
• 1.3.35
• 1.3.36
• 1.3.37
• 1.3.38
• 1.3.39
• 1.3.40
• 1.3.41
• 1.3.42
• 1.3.43
• 1.3.44
• 1.3.45
• 1.3.46
• 1.3.47
• 1.3.48
• 1.3.49
• 1.3.50
• 1.3.51
• 1.3.52
• 1.3.53
• 1.3.54
• 1.3.55
• 1.3.56
• 1.3.57
• 1.3.58
• 1.3.59

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