CVE-2022-4704 — The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient ac
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_import_templates_kit' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to
Published
2023-01-10T17:15:11.457
Last modified
2026-04-08T18:17:36.120
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
01What is this vulnerability?
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_import_templates_kit' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to import preset site configuration templates including images and settings.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-01-10T17:15:11.457
- Last modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:36.120
09References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/te…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-e…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64cce528-0ad0-45ec-a8f…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/te…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-e…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64cce528-0ad0-45ec-a8f…
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