CVE-2022-4701

Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Plugin Activation

4.3 Medium

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' 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 'contact-form-7', 'media-library-assistant', or 'woocommerce' plugins if they are installed on the site.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.76%Down 0.1 points since Jan 11, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.3.59 - Insufficient Access Control to Plugin Activation

Record: CVE-2022-4701
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-52013 4.3

Record: EUVD-2022-52013
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qh55-xvw3-m7wp 8.8

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in...

Record: GHSA-qh55-xvw3-m7wp
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-4701
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-4701 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Royal-elementor-addons Royal Elementor Addons, published January 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.