CVE-2026-15142 Privilege escalation in Real Estate Manager Pro
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to Administrator by exploiting an ID collision in capability checks within the Real Estate Manager Pro plugin.
- 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-2026-15142?
CVE-2026-15142 is a high-severity vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Real Estate Manager Pro, published on 15 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15142?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-15142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hr2-j36x-6gwm.