CVE-2026-57343
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Real Estate 7 <= 3.5.9 versions.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Real Estate 7 theme versions 3.5.9 and below allows remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code into the web application without requiring authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Confirm Real Estate 7 theme is installedInspect the theme directory or WordPress admin theme list to verify Real Estate 7 theme is active on the WordPress siteAffected if Real Estate 7 theme is present and active
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Identify the installed theme versionCheck the theme style.css header or version.php file within the Real Estate 7 theme directory for the Version: fieldAffected if The version listed is 3.5.9 or lower
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version number to the affected range of 3.5.9 and belowAffected if The installed version is 3.5.9 or any version lower than 3.5.9
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Locate unauthenticated input pointsReview theme templates and PHP files that process user-supplied data from HTTP request parameters without authentication gates (such as search forms, contact forms, or parameter-handling code)Affected if The theme processes user input from unauthenticated sources in its PHP files
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Verify output encoding on input handlersInspect the PHP code handling the unauthenticated inputs for use of output encoding functions (htmlspecialchars, esc_html, esc_attr) before rendering user dataAffected if User-supplied data is rendered to HTML without proper encoding functions, indicating the XSS vulnerability is present
A site is affected if it runs Real Estate 7 theme version 3.5.9 or lower and processes unauthenticated user input without sanitization or output encoding.
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 · scopedUpgrade Real Estate 7 to a version newer than 3.5.9; as a temporary measure, implement proper input sanitization and output encoding on user-supplied data.
Latest version of Real Estate 7 (newer than 3.5.9)
- 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes.
- 2. Update Real Estate 7 theme/plugin to the latest available version from your WordPress admin panel or theme provider.
- 3. Verify the update was successful by checking the version number.
- 4. Test the affected functionality (forms, search, user input fields) to confirm the XSS vulnerability is resolved.
- 5. Clear any caching mechanisms after the update.
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-2026-57343 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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