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Real Estate 7WordPress extension · Contempothemes

CVE-2024-13421

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.5.2 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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 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.

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 Real Estate 7 WordPress theme fails to restrict which user roles can be assigned during the registration process. This allows unauthenticated attackers to register themselves with administrative privileges, gaining full control over the WordPress site.

MitigationUpdate the Real Estate 7 theme to the latest patched version immediately. Until an update is available, disable user registration functionality or monitor for unauthorized administrative accounts.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Real Estate 7WordPress extension
Affected:< 3.5.2

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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. Identify installed Real Estate 7 theme version
    In WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes to view the active theme version, or inspect the style.css file in wp-content/themes/realestate-7/ to find the Version: header
    Affected if Version is below 3.5.2
  2. Confirm WordPress user registration is enabled
    Navigate to Settings > General in WordPress admin and check if 'Anyone can register' is checked, or query the site_options table where option_name = 'users_can_register'
    Affected if User registration is enabled (option_value = 1)
  3. Audit WordPress user accounts for unauthorized administrators
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and review all accounts with Administrator role, or query the wp_users and wp_usermeta tables to list all users with wp_capabilities containing 'administrator'
    Affected if There are administrative accounts you did not create or do not recognize
  4. Check for newly created suspicious accounts
    Query wp_users for user_registered dates matching recent periods, or review user activity logs for registration events from unknown IP addresses
    Affected if Accounts were registered recently by unknown parties

You are affected if the Real Estate 7 theme version is below 3.5.2 AND WordPress user registration is enabled, allowing unauthenticated attackers to self-register as administrators.

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

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.5.2 or later
Fixed in 3.5.2
Interim mitigation

Update the Real Estate 7 theme to the latest patched version immediately. Until an update is available, disable user registration functionality or monitor for unauthorized administrative accounts.

Recommended fix High confidence

Real Estate 7 version 3.5.2

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes
  3. Locate the Real Estate 7 theme
  4. If an update is available, click Update Now or check for updates first
  5. Alternatively, download Real Estate 7 version 3.5.2 from the theme vendor (contempothemes.com or themeforest.net)
  6. Upload and install the updated theme files, replacing the existing installation
  7. Verify the theme version shows 3.5.2 after update
  8. Review existing user accounts for any unauthorized administrative accounts created by attackers

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Real Estate 7 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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