CVE-2024-32799
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Merv Barrett Easy Property Listings.This issue affects Easy Property Listings: from n/a through 3.5.3.
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 · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the Easy Property Listings WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive functionality or data without proper permission checks. The critical CVSS 9.8 score indicates the flaw is easily exploitable and can lead to complete system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 3.5.4CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Easy Property Listings plugin is installedLog in to WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'Easy Property Listings' or 'Realestateconnected Easy Property Listings' in the plugin listAffected if The plugin is not found in the installed plugins list - then they are NOT affected
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn the WordPress admin Plugins page, locate Easy Property Listings and view the plugin details to find the version number displayed under the plugin nameAffected if The displayed version number is less than 3.5.4 (for example 3.5.3, 3.5.2, etc.) - they ARE affected
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Verify plugin files exist via file systemIf filesystem access is available, check the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/easy-property-listings/ and locate the main plugin file (usually easy-property-listings.php) to read the version defined in the plugin header commentsAffected if The version defined in the plugin header comment is less than 3.5.4 - they ARE affected
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Check for unauthorized access indicatorsReview WordPress access logs for requests to plugin AJAX endpoints or admin-ajax.php that originate from unauthenticated IP addresses targeting easy-property-listings functionalityAffected if Unauthenticated requests are observed hitting plugin-specific endpoints - this indicates active exploitation of the authorization flaw
The environment is affected if Easy Property Listings plugin is installed with a version number below 3.5.4, as this missing authorization vulnerability allows unauthenticated access to sensitive plugin functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped3.5.4
Update Easy Property Listings to the latest version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the plugin until a fix is released. Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to plugin endpoints.
3.5.4
- 1. Create a full backup of your WordPress site including database and files
- 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- 3. Locate Easy Property Listings plugin
- 4. Click Update Now or update directly from the Plugins page
- 5. Verify the plugin version shows 3.5.4 after update
- 6. Test that listings, property data, and admin functionality work correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-32799 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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