CVE-2023-6140: 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 ar

high Affects essential-real-estate (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 ar

Package
essential-real-estate (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.4.0
Fixed in
4.4.0
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (65.5th percentile)
Published
2024-01-08
Source
nvd

References

CWE-434
NVD recordessential-real-estate (WordPress plugin) advisories

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