# CVE-2024-32799: WordPress Easy Property Listings plugin <= 3.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Easy Property Listings WordPress plugin to access restricted functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8w59-2cjf-v663

## What is CVE-2024-32799?

CVE-2024-32799 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Merv Barrett Easy Property Listings, published on 9 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Merv Barrett Easy Property Listings.This issue affects Easy Property Listings: from n/a through 3.5.3.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32799?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Realestateconnected Easy Property Listings.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-32799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-32799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Merv Barrett Easy Property Listings

- [CVE-2024-1893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1893/): Easy Property Listings <= 3.5.2 - Authenticated(Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5530/): Cross-site request forgery in Easy Property Listings (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-15817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15817/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-2869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2869/): Easy Property Listings <= 3.5.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-3163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3163/): Easy Property Listings < 3.5.4 - Arbitrary Contact Deletion via CSRF (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32799 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32799 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Merv Barrett Easy Property Listings, published on 9 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Merv Barrett Easy Property Listings. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32799/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32799
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32799
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32799

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32799/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.