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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-3805

Jeg Elementor Kit Plugin for WordPress MailChimp API Key Vulnerability

Published Jan 3, 2023 · catalog updated Jan 3, 2023 · Jeg Elementor Kit Plugin

Patch now

CVE-2022-3805 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Jeg Elementor Kit Plugin against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Jeg Elementor Kit Plugin).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.63%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated jeg_elementor_kit · vendor jegtheme jeg_elementor_kit

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated jeg_elementor_kit<= 2.5.6
  • vendor jegtheme jeg_elementor_kitversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-3805

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-3805 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Jeg Elementor Kit Plugin against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 2.5.6. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.63%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 3, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jan 3, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-3805

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-3805

    30-day exploitation probability 1.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.