CVE-2025-11985 – The Realty Portal WordPress plugin versions 0.1... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2025-11985?

CVE-2025-11985 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). The Realty Portal WordPress plugin versions 0.1 to 0.4.1 contain a missing capability check vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify WordPress site options. Attackers can exploit this to change the default user registration role to Administrator and enable user registration, gaining full administrative control. All WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.

📋 TL;DR

The Realty Portal WordPress plugin versions 0.1 to 0.4.1 contain a missing capability check vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify WordPress site options. Attackers can exploit this to change the default user registration role to Administrator and enable user registration, gaining full administrative control. All WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

WordPress Realty Portal plugin

Versions: 0.1 to 0.4.1

Operating Systems: All

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with the vulnerable plugin enabled. Any authenticated user (Subscriber role or higher) can exploit this vulnerability.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:

Review the CVE details at NVD
Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative access, install backdoors, deface the site, steal data, or use the site for further attacks.

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Likely Case

Attackers gain administrative privileges and compromise the WordPress installation, potentially affecting all site content and functionality.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if proper access controls, monitoring, and least privilege principles are already implemented.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker obtains any valid user account.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 0.4.2 or higher

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/realty-portal/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Realty Portal plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install version 0.4.2 or higher from WordPress repository.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

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Temporarily deactivate the Realty Portal plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate realty-portal

Restrict user registration

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Disable user registration in WordPress settings to prevent attackers from creating admin accounts

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Remove the Realty Portal plugin completely and use alternative property management solutions
Implement strict access controls and monitor for unauthorized option changes in WordPress database

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Realty Portal version. If version is between 0.1 and 0.4.1 inclusive, the system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get realty-portal --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify Realty Portal plugin version is 0.4.2 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test that authenticated users without admin privileges cannot modify site options.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unauthorized wp_options table modifications
Unexpected changes to default_role or users_can_register options
User role escalation events in WordPress logs

Network Indicators:

POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=rp_save_property_settings from non-admin users

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress" AND (event="option_update" AND (option_name="default_role" OR option_name="users_can_register")) AND user_role!="administrator"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-11985

CVSS v3 Score: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-862

EPSS Score: 0.07% exploit probability (22.4th percentile)

Published: November 21, 2025

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

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