Description
The Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in various functions used to update the plugin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.5.6. Unauthenticated users can use an easily available nonce, obtained from pages edited by the plugin, to update the MailChimp API key, global styles, 404 page settings, and enabled elements.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jegtheme | Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress | ≤ 2.5.6 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Jeg Elementor Kit < 2.5.7 - Unauthenticated Settings Update http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-3805.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9955d65-afb3-4d28-abd2-9f2fec92d013?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/jeg-elementor-kit/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2811758%40jeg-elementor-kit%2Ftrunk&old=2810568%40jeg-elementor-kit%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=