CVE-2023-6139 Essential Real Estate < 4.4.0 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service via Arbitrary Option Update
Subscribers can cause denial of service by updating arbitrary options due to missing capability checks in AJAX actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6139?
CVE-2023-6139 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Essential Real Estate, published on 8 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6139?
It affects 1 product.
Products include G5plus Essential Real Estate.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6139?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-6139 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6139 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Essential Real Estate
- CVE-2023-6140 Essential Real Estate < 4.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2025-48126 WordPress Essential Real Estate plugin <= 5.2.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2025-30849 WordPress Essential Real Estate plugin <= 5.2.0 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-6827 Essential Real Estate <= 4.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-4273 Essential Real Estate <= 4.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm6c-33w6-46gc.