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Real Estate Manager EUVDEUVD-2026-96099

| CVE-2026-96667 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-10 Wordfence GHSA-w98x-f92w-x8m7
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Submit agent form without g-recaptcha-response
  2. Delivery
    Inject script into first_name field
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored unsanitized
  4. Execution
    Admin opens Agents page
  5. Impact
    Script executes in admin session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the plugin's public-facing agent registration/submission form be enabled and reachable, which is the condition under which the 'first_name' field is accepted from unauthenticated users. The documented reCAPTCHA protection does not limit exploitation because validation only executes when g-recaptcha-response is present, so omitting that parameter entirely bypasses it. Full impact (script execution) additionally requires a privileged user - typically an administrator - to later view the Agents admin page where the unescaped value is rendered; this victim-side page view is the primary limiting factor, though no explicit click beyond opening the page is needed. Affected: all versions up to and including 7.3; fixed in 7.4.

Impact

This is a genuine but moderate-priority web vulnerability, not a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 7.2) indicates network reachability, low complexity, no privileges and no user interaction for the injection step, with a scope change reflecting that the stored payload executes in other users' browser contexts. This aligns with the description: an unauthenticated attacker injects a stored XSS payload via 'first_name', and the reCAPTCHA gate is trivially defeated by omitting the g-recaptcha-response parameter, so the only intended barrier is effectively absent. No EPSS score was provided, the CVE is not in CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The signals are therefore consistent rather than conflicting (no confirmed exploitation evidence, moderate CVSS). The main nuance is impact context: stored XSS rendered on an Agents admin page is dangerous because it can execute in an administrator's authenticated session, but impact is bounded (C:L/I:L, A:N) and requires a privileged user to view the poisoned page. Treat as a should-patch-promptly issue, especially on sites exposing public agent registration, rather than a drop-everything incident.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker submits the plugin's agent registration form with a malicious script in the 'first_name' field, sending the request without any g-recaptcha-response parameter so the reCAPTCHA check never runs. The payload is stored and later rendered unescaped on the Agents admin page, so when an administrator opens that page the script executes in their authenticated session, enabling session/cookie theft or admin actions. No public exploit is identified, but the low complexity (AC:L) and lack of required privileges or interaction for injection make weaponization straightforward.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 10, 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can store arbitrary JavaScript in the WordPress 'Real Estate Manager - Property Listing and Agent Management' plugin (all versions up to and including 7.3) by submitting a crafted 'first_name' value through the public agent registration form, with the payload executing when an administrator later opens the Agents admin page where the value is rendered unescaped. The plugin's reCAPTCHA control provides no practical barrier because validation only runs when the g-recaptcha-response parameter is present, so simply omitting that parameter bypasses the check entirely. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not confirmed actively exploited, but the requirement for a privileged user to view the injected page keeps this a moderate-priority rather than emergency issue; version 7.4 fixes it.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Real Estate Manager plugin to version 7.4 or later, which the vendor confirms addresses the agent-registration stored XSS, the reCAPTCHA omission bypass, plain-text storage of agent passwords, and a related frontend property-submission XSS (vendor release: https://github.com/WebCodingPlace/real-estate-manager/releases/tag/v7.4; advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76bec529-bf1f-4f99-a809-3642f8c7e433?source=cve). Until patched, the most effective compensating control is to disable or remove the public agent registration form so unauthenticated submissions cannot reach the first_name field at all - the trade-off is loss of self-service agent onboarding, but it eliminates the injection vector; restricting the form to authenticated, vetted users has the same effect with less disruption to legitimate workflows. Note that tuning or hardening reCAPTCHA does not mitigate this issue, since the check is skipped whenever g-recaptcha-response is absent, and any captured payload already stored in the database will continue to fire until the corresponding agent record is deleted or sanitized after upgrading. Because execution requires a privileged user to open the affected Agents admin page, limiting administrator exposure (restricting wp-admin by IP where feasible, and avoiding untrusted browser extensions/sessions while logged in) reduces the window, but this is only a stopgap and not a substitute for the 7.4 update.

Affected VersionsENISA

Real Estate Manager – Property Listing and Agent Management 0 ≤7.3

Affected Packages

euvd real_estate_manager_property_listing_and_agent_management no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This is a classic stored (persistent) cross-site scripting flaw, CWE-79, in a PHP-based WordPress plugin. Agent registration data submitted from the front end is written into the WordPress database without adequate sanitization, and the 'first_name' field is subsequently echoed into the Agents administration screen (inc/menu/page-agents.php lines 17, 45, 55, 128, with rendering logic also in classes/shortcodes.class.php at lines 69, 1955 and 2006) without output escaping, so attacker-supplied markup becomes part of the administrative HTML document. The CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack with a scope change - the injected script executes in the security context of the privileged administrative session, not the attacker's - but only limited confidentiality and integrity impact because the executable payload is confined to what the browser renders for the victim. The associated access-control defect is the captcha logic itself: the reCAPTCHA check is only evaluated when a g-recaptcha-response parameter is present in the request, which is a straightforward logic-error bypass rather than a cryptographic break. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:rameez_iqbal:real_estate_manager_-_property_listing_and_agent_management identifies the affected plugin distribution, and the vendor's own 7.4 release notes confirm both the agent-registration XSS and the captcha bypass were remediated together.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

Unauthenticated remote injection with a trivially bypassed reCAPTCHA gives PR:N/AC:L/UI:N; a stored payload executing in another user's browser context yields S:C with C:L/I:L and A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The Real Estate Manager - Property Listing and Agent Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'first_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The reCAPTCHA check is trivially bypassed by omitting the g-recaptcha-response parameter entirely, since validation only runs when that parameter is present.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Any website running the Real Estate Manager - Property Listing and Agent Management WordPress plugin at version 7.3 or earlier is exposed to stored malicious JavaScript being planted through its public agent registration form and then executing inside an administrator's browser when the Agents admin page is opened. Practical consequences include an attacker acting with the privileges of a logged-in administrator, which could expose agent and property records, allow content or configuration changes, and potentially compromise the site and any customer data it holds. The risk is real but interaction-dependent, since execution requires a privileged user to open the injected page, making this a priority fix rather than an emergency outage-level event.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch (upgrade to version 7.4 or later as cited in the advisory, once obtainable per your vendor channel). Until then: disable or restrict the public agent registration form; enforce WAF/edge filtering that rejects HTML and script characters in the registration form's first_name field; do not rely on the plugin's reCAPTCHA control, as validation only runs when the g-recaptcha-response parameter is present and can be bypassed by omitting it; review and sanitize existing agent records for injected content; add a Content Security Policy limiting inline script in the admin area; and monitor administrator sessions and admin-side changes for anomalous activity.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche industry-specific WordPress real-estate plugin, limited install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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