Privilege escalation in Contempoinc Real Estate 7 WordPress
CVE-2024-13421
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a50b3304-d55b-487a-8137-d5083… (Third Party Advisory)
- themeforest.net/item/wp-pro-real-estate-7-responsive-real-estate-wordpress-them… (Product)
- contempothemes.com/changelog/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13421?
- CVE-2024-13421 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Contempoinc Real Estate 7 WordPress, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13421?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13421 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.