Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-13307

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Reales WP - Real Estate WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'reales_delete_file', 'reales_delete_file_plans', 'reales_add_to_favourites', and 'reales_remove_from_favourites' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary attachments, and add or remove favorite property listings for any user.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Reales WP theme versions up to 2.1.2 contains multiple AJAX functions (reales_delete_file, reales_delete_file_plans, reales_add_to_favourites, reales_remove_from_favourites) that lack proper capability checks, enabling unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary file attachments and modify favorite property listings for any user.

MitigationUpdate the theme to version 2.1.3 or later which implements proper capability checks; alternatively, disable these AJAX endpoints or add custom access controls at the server level if the update is unavailable.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm Reales WP theme is installed
    Check the WordPress themes directory for the 'reales-wp' or 'Reales' theme folder, or view the theme in WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes
    Affected if The theme folder exists in wp-content/themes/
  2. Identify installed theme version
    Open the theme's style.css file (usually in wp-content/themes/reales-wp/style.css) and look for the 'Version:' header in the file comments
    Affected if The version listed is 2.1.2 or lower
  3. Verify AJAX endpoint accessibility
    Check the theme's functions.php or ajax.php for the action hooks: 'wp_ajax_reales_delete_file', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_reales_delete_file', 'wp_ajax_reales_delete_file_plans', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_reales_delete_file_plans', 'wp_ajax_reales_add_to_favourites', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_reales_add_to_favourites', 'wp_ajax_reales_remove_from_favourites', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_reales_remove_from_favourites'
    Affected if The 'nopriv' hooks exist for any of these actions (indicating unauthenticated access is allowed)
  4. Inspect capability check implementation
    Examine the PHP functions handling these AJAX calls (reales_delete_file, reales_delete_file_plans, reales_add_to_favourites, reales_remove_from_favourites) to see if they call current_user_can() or similar authorization checks before performing actions
    Affected if No capability checks (current_user_can, check_admin_referer, nonce verification) are found in these functions

A user is affected if they have Reales WP theme version 2.1.2 or earlier installed AND the AJAX endpoints are exposed without capability checks, allowing unauthenticated file deletion or favorite modification.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the theme to version 2.1.3 or later which implements proper capability checks; alternatively, disable these AJAX endpoints or add custom access controls at the server level if the update is unavailable.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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