CVE-2026-4024: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
CVE-2026-4024 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Royal Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify form action metadata. The issue arises from a missing authorization check on an AJAX action handler that is accessible without authentication. Although a nonce is used, it is publicly exposed in frontend JavaScript, rendering it ineffective as a protective measure. This flaw enables attackers to tamper with email, submission, Mailchimp, and webhook settings on any post, potentially leading to unauthorized data exfiltration via modified webhook URLs.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Royal Addons for Elementor plugin suffers from a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the `wpr_update_form_action_meta` AJAX action. This action is registered for both authenticated and unauthenticated users (`wp_ajax` and `wp_ajax_nopriv`), allowing unauthenticated access. Despite nonce verification, the nonce is exposed in frontend JavaScript, making it trivial for attackers to bypass this protection. The endpoint lacks capability or ownership checks and directly updates post meta with user-controlled input on a whitelisted set of keys related to form action configuration. This enables unauthorized modification of form action metadata such as email, submission, Mailchimp, and webhook settings, which could be exploited to alter webhook URLs and exfiltrate data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can modify form action configuration metadata on any post, including email and webhook settings. This can lead to tampering with webhook or email actions and potential data exfiltration through maliciously altered webhook URLs. There is no direct confidentiality impact on post content, but integrity of form action configurations is compromised. The CVSS score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting the network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited impact on integrity only.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict or monitor access to the affected AJAX endpoint if possible, and consider disabling the Royal Addons plugin if it is not essential. Avoid exposing the vulnerable plugin on publicly accessible sites without additional access controls. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply official fixes once released.
CVE-2026-4024: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
Description
CVE-2026-4024 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Royal Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify form action metadata. The issue arises from a missing authorization check on an AJAX action handler that is accessible without authentication. Although a nonce is used, it is publicly exposed in frontend JavaScript, rendering it ineffective as a protective measure. This flaw enables attackers to tamper with email, submission, Mailchimp, and webhook settings on any post, potentially leading to unauthorized data exfiltration via modified webhook URLs.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Royal Addons for Elementor plugin suffers from a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the `wpr_update_form_action_meta` AJAX action. This action is registered for both authenticated and unauthenticated users (`wp_ajax` and `wp_ajax_nopriv`), allowing unauthenticated access. Despite nonce verification, the nonce is exposed in frontend JavaScript, making it trivial for attackers to bypass this protection. The endpoint lacks capability or ownership checks and directly updates post meta with user-controlled input on a whitelisted set of keys related to form action configuration. This enables unauthorized modification of form action metadata such as email, submission, Mailchimp, and webhook settings, which could be exploited to alter webhook URLs and exfiltrate data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can modify form action configuration metadata on any post, including email and webhook settings. This can lead to tampering with webhook or email actions and potential data exfiltration through maliciously altered webhook URLs. There is no direct confidentiality impact on post content, but integrity of form action configurations is compromised. The CVSS score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting the network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited impact on integrity only.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict or monitor access to the affected AJAX endpoint if possible, and consider disabling the Royal Addons plugin if it is not essential. Avoid exposing the vulnerable plugin on publicly accessible sites without additional access controls. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply official fixes once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T20:30:55.411Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f5b787cbff5d8610baddea
Added to database: 5/2/2026, 8:36:23 AM
Last enriched: 5/2/2026, 8:51:24 AM
Last updated: 5/2/2026, 9:37:44 AM
Views: 3
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