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Essential Real Estate plugin lets users delete others' media files

Priority LOW 28CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin, from 4.4.3 before 5.3.5, does not verify that a media attachment belongs to the requesting user before deleting it (CWE-639). A self-registered customer-level user can delete media library attachments owned by other users, including administrators. An exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

The Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 does not verify that a media attachment belongs to the requesting user before deleting it, allowing a self-registered customer-level user to delete other users' media library attachments, including those owned by administrators.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00212 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Essential Real Estate (Unknown): 5.3.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownEssential Real Estate4.4.3 to before 5.3.55.3.5Patch availableCNA
  • Essential Real Estate VendorUnknown Affected 4.4.3 to before 5.3.5 Fixed in 5.3.5 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Essential Real Estate to version 5.3.5, which fixes this flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA Essential Real Estate (Unknown) Fixed in 5.3.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110964
  2. 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-292c-37qx-v9g9
  3. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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