Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A logged-in WordPress user with very limited privileges could change Royal Elementor Addons Mega Menu settings on affected sites. This is not a full site takeover based on the supplied evidence, but it can let untrusted accounts alter navigation behavior and site presentation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a routine but real integrity issue. Prioritize sites with public accounts or many low-privileged users, because the business impact is unauthorized website navigation or presentation changes rather than confirmed data theft.
Technical view
Royal Elementor Addons for WordPress lacked sufficient access control on the wpr_save_mega_menu_settings AJAX action through version 1.3.59. Any authenticated user, including subscribers, could enable or modify Mega Menu settings for menu items. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3, with low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is mainly WordPress sites using Royal Elementor Addons version 1.3.59 or earlier, especially where public registration, customer accounts, or other low-privileged logins are enabled.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Abuse requires an authenticated account, but subscriber-level access is enough according to the CVE description.
Researcher notes
The affected action and vulnerable behavior are identified, but the supplied bundle does not provide exploit-in-the-wild evidence. The CPE/affected metadata appears sparse, so rely on plugin name and version evidence when scoping exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Royal Elementor Addons beyond version 1.3.59 where vendor guidance confirms the fix.
- Check current WordPress plugin guidance before assuming a specific fixed version.
- Disable or restrict public user registration where it is not business-required.
- Review Mega Menu settings for unexpected changes on affected sites.
- Remove or downgrade unneeded low-privileged accounts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for Royal Elementor Addons versions 1.3.59 or earlier.
- Identify sites allowing subscriber, customer, or other low-privileged authenticated access.
- Review menu and Mega Menu configuration for unauthorized changes.
- Check logs for suspicious authenticated admin-ajax activity involving wpr_save_mega_menu_settings.
- Confirm updated plugin code enforces appropriate capability checks.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (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:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c23e9810-40ea-43e2-9292-f05f300a7ddf?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/mega-menu.php?rev=2809656CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c23e9810-40ea-43e2-9292-f05f300a7ddfCVE reference · x_transferred
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