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CVE-2022-3805

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-12-22
  • Fixed in2.5.7
  • WeaknessCWE-639

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-2221:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-3805?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-3805?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Jegtheme jeg elementor kit
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.5< 2.5.72.5.7

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPressother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 2.5.6no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-08

Fix

  1. Update Jegtheme jeg elementor kit to 2.5.7

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2022-12-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-j26m-pwx8-x5jf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3805?

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.

Is CVE-2022-3805 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-3805 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3805?

CVE-2022-3805 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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