Privilege Escalation Flaw in Real Estate Manager Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-4239

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Real Estate Manager – Property Listing And Agent Management
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-4239?

The Real Estate Manager plugin for WordPress presents a significant security risk due to a privilege escalation issue. Versions up to 6.7.1 are affected, allowing authenticated users with minimal permissions, such as subscribers, to exploit the 'rem_save_profile_front' function. By manipulating the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during profile updates, these users can elevate their roles, gaining unauthorized access to functionalities and potentially compromising the site.

Affected Version(s)

Real Estate Manager – Property Listing and Agent Management * <= 6.7.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/real-estate-ma...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
.