CVE-2024-13421

Contempothemes Real Estate 7 privilege escalation

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 0.78%

Published12 Feb 2025

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected products

Contempothemes Real Estate 7< 3.5.2

Remediation

Fixed in

Contempothemes Real Estate 7≥ 3.5.2

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2024-13421 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-13421 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.78%.

How severe is CVE-2024-13421?

CVE-2024-13421 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 0.78% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-13421?

Affected products include Contempothemes Real Estate 7.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13421?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Contempothemes Real Estate 7 3.5.2 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.