CVE-2023-6140 json
Essential Real Estate < 4.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
published 2024-01-08 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58394
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin before 4.4.0 does not prevent users with limited privileges on the site, like subscribers, from momentarily uploading malicious PHP files disguised as ZIP archives, which may lead to remote code execution.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Essential Real Estate 4.4.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c837eaf3-fafd-45a2-8f5e-03afb28a765b referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Essential Real Estate
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/c837eaf3-fafd-45a2-8f5e-03afb28a765b
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-6140
- NVD CVE-2023-6140
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