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Royal Elementor Addons CVE-2022-4710

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-01-10 security@wordfence.com
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.43%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 2.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59, due to due to insufficient input sanitization and output. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59, due to due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'wpr_ajax_search_link_target' parameter in the 'data_fetch' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is occurring because 'sanitize_text_field' is insufficient to prevent attribute-based Cross-Site Scripting Affected products include: Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59, due to due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'wpr_ajax_search_link_target' parameter in the 'data_fetch' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is occurring because 'sanitize_text_field' is insufficient to prevent attribute-based Cross-Site Scripting

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 15% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 2.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:royal-elementor-addons:royal_elementor_addons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2023-5360 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 31

The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin before 1.3.79 does not properly validate uploaded files, which

CVE-2024-32786 CRITICAL
9.8 May 17

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons allows Functionality Bypass.3.93. Rat

CVE-2026-106648 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Oct 28

Unauthenticated email relay in the Royal Elementor Addons WordPress plugin before 1.7.1070 allows remote attackers to re

CVE-2024-1567 HIGH
8.2 May 02

The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited file uploads due to missing file

CVE-2022-4711 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Jan 10

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_save_mega_menu_

CVE-2026-111851 HIGH
7.6 Oct 22

Unsafe reflection in the WordPress plugin Royal Elementor Addons (all versions through 1.7.1068) allows code injection:

CVE-2026-40720 HIGH
7.1 Jun 17

Unauthenticated reflected/stored cross-site scripting in Royal Elementor Addons Pro WordPress plugin versions prior to 1

CVE-2024-56226 HIGH
7.1 Dec 31

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Ele

CVE-2024-44001 MEDIUM
6.5 Sep 18

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Ele

CVE-2024-50442 MEDIUM
6.5 Oct 28

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons royal-elementor-a

CVE-2024-31236 MEDIUM
6.5 Apr 07

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Ele

CVE-2025-39361 MEDIUM
6.5 May 07

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WProyal Royal Elem

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