The Realty Portal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:16 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Since the vulnerability affects specific plugin versions, site administrators should immediately restrict access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Realty Portal plugin until a vendor-provided fix is released. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Description
The Realty Portal plugin for WordPress versions 0.1 through 0.4.1 contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify data without proper authorization. This is due to a missing capability check in the 'rp_save_property_settings' function. Exploiting this flaw, attackers can change site options such as the default user role to administrator and enable user registration, thereby escalating their privileges to gain administrative access.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11985 (opens in a new tab)
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html (opens in a new tab)
- developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/realty-portal/tags/0.1/includes/functions/enqueue.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/realty-portal/tags/0.1/includes/property/process/ajax-save-property-setting.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/realty-portal/tags/0.1/includes/property/process/ajax-save-property-setting.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8263908-95b3-4b72-a9de-a982618eba2c?source=cve (opens in a new tab)