Auth bypass in Essential Real Estate
CVE-2026-90966
The Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 does not verify, in one of its AJAX actions, that a listing package selected for free activation is genuinely free or that the requesting user is entitled to it, allowing a self-registered customer to activate a paid package without payment and cause the site to record a paid invoice at the package's full price.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Essential Real Estate
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/445a0351-d452-412e-8145-d427e10e0948/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-90966?
- CVE-2026-90966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Essential Real Estate, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-90966?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.