Description
The Real Estate Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 12.8.6. This is due to improper capability handling in the allow_attachment_actions() function, which can treat a target user ID as a media attachment ID during user capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to edit an administrator account and escalate their privileges to Administrator when the targeted user ID matches the ID of an existing media attachment.
Published: 2026-08-15
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability exists in the Real Estate Manager Pro WordPress plugin up to version 12.8.6 and allows a malicious authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher to gain full Administrator privileges. By exploiting an ID collision in the allow_attachment_actions() function, the attacker can cause the plugin to interpret a target user ID as a media attachment ID during capability checks, enabling them to edit an administrator account and elevate their own permissions. The weakness is classified as CWE-269, improper authorization, which directly undermines account integrity and ownership.

Affected Systems

This issue affects installations of the WebCodingPlace Real Estate Manager Pro plugin where the version is 12.8.6 or earlier. No other components or software are listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% implies a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild. As the vulnerability is not catalogued in CISA KEV, it appears no publicly known exploits have been documented. The attack requires the attacker to be authenticated with at least Subscriber-level access; therefore, compromise is limited to users who can log into the WordPress site, but once authenticated, the scale of impact grows to full system control. The exploitation path leverages normal workflow in the plugin, making it relatively easy to trigger for an authenticated user who can target an administrator account whose user ID coincides with a media attachment ID.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 15, 2026 at 15:57 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Real Estate Manager Pro version 12.8.7 or later, which contains the fix for the ID collision issue.
  • Revoke or reduce the capabilities of all Subscriber-level accounts until the plugin has been upgraded to eliminate the attack surface.
  • Add an additional capability check in the allow_attachment_actions function or temporarily disable the filter via a custom code snippet until a permanent patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 15, 2026 at 15:57 UTC.

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History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Webcodingplace
Webcodingplace real Estate Manager
Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Webcodingplace
Webcodingplace real Estate Manager
Wordpress
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Description The Real Estate Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 12.8.6. This is due to improper capability handling in the allow_attachment_actions() function, which can treat a target user ID as a media attachment ID during user capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to edit an administrator account and escalate their privileges to Administrator when the targeted user ID matches the ID of an existing media attachment.
Title Real Estate Manager Pro <= 12.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'user_has_cap' Filter ID Collision
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Webcodingplace Real Estate Manager
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T16:07:00.679Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T17:23:36.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-15142

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Updated: 2026-08-17T15:14:06.965Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-15T09:16:28.557

Modified: 2026-08-20T12:48:10.287

Link: CVE-2026-15142

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-08-17T10:30:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management