CVE-2022-4711 json
Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Menu Settings Update
published 2023-01-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52023
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_save_mega_menu_settings' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to enable and modify Mega Menu settings for any menu item.
Patch / fix
- royal-elementor-addons royal_elementor_addons 1.3.60
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/mega-menu.php?rev=2809656 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/mega-menu.php?rev=2809656
exploit, third-party-advisory
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c23e9810-40ea-43e2-9292-f05f300a7ddf?source=cve
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/
third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c23e9810-40ea-43e2-9292-f05f300a7ddf
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4711
- NVD CVE-2022-4711
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