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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-4700 · published 10 January 2023

CVE-2022-4700: Royal-elementor-addons royal elementor addons improper access control vulnerability

Royal Elementor Addons · Royal Elementor Addons

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.81% · top 44.8% CWE-284 · Improper access control
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.81%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046 Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdd464ad-24bc-4922-8bfa-ac42fbe60b52?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046 Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdd464ad-24bc-4922-8bfa-ac42fbe60b52 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-4700), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.