CVE-2023-4239 (GCVE-0-2023-4239)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-09 02:04 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Real Estate Manager <= 7.2 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Real Estate Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 7.2 due to insufficient restriction on the 'rem_save_profile_front' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 18:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rameez_iqbal | Real Estate Manager – Property Listing and Agent Management |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 7.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
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