CVE-2024-32555CWE-266

WordPress Easy Real Estate plugin <= 2.2.6 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Critical · published January 21, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky privilege assignment flaw in Easy Real Estate is your ticket to elevated access — and that’s a game-changer! 🔥 Think of this as a hotel where the front desk accidentally gives out master keys instead of regular room keys. Guests might wander into any room, accessing confidential information and disrupting the peace. An attacker could exploit this oversight to gain unauthorized access, allowing them to change settings, view sensitive data, or even lock other users out. This is absolutely devastating, putting your entire system at risk and compromising user trust!

Put simply

Think of this as a hotel where the front desk accidentally gives out master keys instead of regular room keys. Guests might wander into any room, accessing confidential information and disrupting the peace. This vulnerability permits privilege escalation due to improper handling of user roles within the Easy Real Estate plugin version 2.2.9 and below. Attackers can leverage this flaw to perform actions reserved for higher-privileged users without the necessary permissions.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this oversight to gain unauthorized access, allowing them to change settings, view sensitive data, or even lock other users out. This is absolutely devastating, putting your entire system at risk and compromising user trust! Update Easy Real Estate to version 2.3.0 immediately to patch this flaw. Additionally, review user roles and permissions to ensure that proper access controls are enforced. Regularly audit your plugins for similar vulnerabilities to maintain security. This is fixable! Follow these steps and you'll have your defenses up in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00551 · 45.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2025-01-21T13:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JAN 13:57Z
    WordPress Easy Real Estate plugin <= 2.2.6 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
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