What is CVE-2023-36529?

CVE-2023-36529 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-36529?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-36529 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Favethemes Houzez

CVE-2023-36529

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez - Real Estate WordPress Theme allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Houzez - Real Estate WordPress Theme: from n/a through 1.3.4.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2023-11-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez-crm/wordpress-houzez-crm-plugin-1-… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36529?: CVE-2023-36529 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-36529?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36529 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.