CVE-2024-0516: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post metadata update due to a missing capability check on the wpr_update_form_action_meta function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.87. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update certain metadata.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress contains a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) that permits unauthorized modification of post metadata. This occurs because the wpr_update_form_action_meta function lacks a proper capability check, enabling unauthenticated attackers to update metadata values. The vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to 1.3.87. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and an impact limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can modify certain post metadata without authentication, potentially altering site content or behavior in unintended ways. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can affect data integrity. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should monitor for updates from the plugin vendor and consider restricting access or disabling the plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
CVE-2024-0516: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
Description
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post metadata update due to a missing capability check on the wpr_update_form_action_meta function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.87. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update certain metadata.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress contains a CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) that permits unauthorized modification of post metadata. This occurs because the wpr_update_form_action_meta function lacks a proper capability check, enabling unauthenticated attackers to update metadata values. The vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to 1.3.87. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and an impact limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can modify certain post metadata without authentication, potentially altering site content or behavior in unintended ways. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can affect data integrity. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should monitor for updates from the plugin vendor and consider restricting access or disabling the plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-12T19:56:28.110Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6ddeb7ef31ef0b58fdf5
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:10 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:36:00 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:13:53 PM
Views: 16
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