Template overwrite via unguarded AJAX import
Published Jan 10, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in Royal Addons for Elementor 1.3.59 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite site templates. The wpr_import_templates_kit AJAX handler performs template imports without a capability check or nonce validation, allowing preset images and settings to replace existing template data. Any logged-in account, including a subscriber, can invoke the handler; the demonstrated consequence is unauthorized content and configuration modification.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Royal Addons for Elementor 1.3.59 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite site templates. The wpr_import_templates_kit AJAX handler performs template imports without a capability check or nonce validation, allowing preset images and settings to replace existing template data. Any logged-in account, including a subscriber, can invoke the handler; the demonstrated consequence is unauthorized content and configuration modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4704
- Published
- Jan 10, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- WP Royal
- Product
- Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.3.59
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