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1 vulnerability found for Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder by nasir179125
CVE-2022-4501 (GCVE-0-2022-4501)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-14 20:38
Modified
2026-04-08 17:12
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Summary
The Mega Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the vc_saving_data function in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin's settings.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasir179125 | Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder |
Version: 0 ≤ 4.3.0 |
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