WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2025-1515 Deferred

WP Real Estate Manager: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

WP Real Estate Manager is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
WP Real Estate Manager
Plugin slug
wp-real-estate-manager
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 05, 2025
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

This CVE was published Mar 05, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP Real Estate Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The WP Real Estate Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8. This is due to insufficient identity verification on the LinkedIn login request process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass official authentication and log in as any user on the site, including administrators.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources