CVE-2024-13421

Real Estate 7 WordPress <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator

Description

The Real Estate 7 WordPress theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles allowed to be selected during registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new administrative user account.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.12%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: contempoinc Real Estate 7 WordPress
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a50b3304-d55b-487a-8137-d5083c704cf4?source=cve third party advisory
https://themeforest.net/item/wp-pro-real-estate-7-responsive-real-estate-wordpress-theme/12473778 product
https://contempothemes.com/changelog/ release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-13421?
CVE-2024-13421 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-13421?
To fix CVE-2024-13421, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-13421 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-13421 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-13421?
CVE-2024-13421 affects contempoinc Real Estate 7 WordPress.
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