CVE-2023-6139: Essential Real Estate (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization
Affects Essential Real Estate (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Essential Real Estate | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediate upgrade of the Essential Real Estate plugin to version 4.4.0 or later where the authorization checks are properly implemented. 2. Review and restrict subscriber-level user registrations and permissions to minimize the risk of malicious actors gaining low-level access. 3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block abnormal AJAX request patterns targeting the plugin’s endpoints. 4. Monitor server resource usage and logs for unusual spikes or repeated AJAX calls that could indicate exploitation attempts. 5. Consider disabling or limiting AJAX functionalities of the plugin if not essential, until a patch is applied. 6. Conduct regular security audits of all WordPress plugins to ensure timely patching and proper access controls. 7. Employ rate limiting on AJAX endpoints to reduce the risk of DoS attacks originating from authenticated users.
Description
The Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin before 4.4.0 does not apply proper capability checks on its AJAX actions, which among other things, allow attackers with a subscriber account to conduct Denial of Service attacks.