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CVE-2022-4702: Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Plugin Deactivation

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_fix_royal_compatibility' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to deactivate every plugin on the site unless it is part of an extremely limited hardcoded selection. This also switches the site to the 'royal-elementor-kit' theme, potentially resulting in availability issues.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

A logged-in WordPress user with very low privileges could trigger a Royal Elementor Addons function that deactivates most site plugins and changes the active theme. This is primarily an availability and site-integrity risk: public pages, security controls, forms, or business functions could break without administrator approval.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress hardening issue. It is unlikely to be an emergency without evidence of exploitation, but affected public-registration sites should be upgraded promptly because a basic user account can disrupt site availability.

Technical view

CVE-2022-4702 is insufficient access control in the wpr_fix_royal_compatibility AJAX action in Royal Elementor Addons for WordPress through version 1.3.59. Any authenticated user, including subscribers, can deactivate most plugins and switch the site to the royal-elementor-kit theme. CVSS is 5.4, with low attack complexity and low privileges required.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Royal Elementor Addons version 1.3.59 or earlier where untrusted or low-privilege authenticated accounts exist. Sites allowing public registration or large subscriber populations have higher practical risk.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires a valid authenticated WordPress account, but no administrator role or user interaction is required. The likely outcome is service disruption or unintended security-control deactivation, not data theft.

Researcher notes

Evidence identifies an access-control failure in a named AJAX action and describes broad plugin deactivation plus theme switching. The bundle does not provide exploit prevalence, proof of active exploitation, or a detailed vendor changelog beyond patched-version context from Wordfence and WordPress Trac references.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade Royal Elementor Addons beyond version 1.3.59 using official WordPress or vendor guidance.
  • Temporarily disable the plugin if an immediate upgrade is not possible.
  • Limit or remove untrusted subscriber-level WordPress accounts where operationally feasible.
  • Review active plugins and theme after remediation to confirm expected configuration.
  • Monitor vendor and Wordfence guidance for any additional remediation details.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory WordPress sites for Royal Elementor Addons installations and versions.
  • Confirm no production site remains on version 1.3.59 or earlier.
  • Review WordPress logs for unexpected wpr_fix_royal_compatibility activity.
  • Check whether plugins were unexpectedly deactivated or the theme was changed.
  • Validate that business-critical plugins and security controls remain active.
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Confidence
high
Sources
5

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

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0Timeline events
0ADP providers
5Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-4702Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
wproyalRoyal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-284

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