CVE-2025-22645
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection and perform unlimited password brute-force attempts against the Real Estate Manager WordPress plugin. It affects all WordPress sites using Real Estate Manager versions up to 7.3, potentially compromising administrator and user accounts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Real Estate Manager WordPress Plugin
⚠️ 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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- 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
Worst Case
Complete site takeover through administrator account compromise, leading to data theft, defacement, or malware injection.
Likely Case
Compromise of user accounts with weak passwords, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive real estate data and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Failed login attempts logged but no successful account compromise due to strong passwords and additional security controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Attack requires no authentication and can be automated with standard brute-force tools. CAPTCHA bypass makes exploitation trivial.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Real Estate Manager. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If manual update needed, download version 7.4+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Rate Limit Login Attempts
allImplement login attempt throttling using security plugins to mitigate brute-force attacks.
Disable Plugin Temporarily
linuxDeactivate Real Estate Manager plugin until patched if not critically needed.
wp plugin deactivate real-estate-manager
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block excessive login attempts
- Enable two-factor authentication for all user accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Real Estate Manager version. If version is 7.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get real-estate-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 7.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Excessive failed login attempts from single IP
- Multiple login attempts to same username
- CAPTCHA validation failures
Network Indicators:
- High volume of POST requests to /wp-login.php or plugin authentication endpoints
- Traffic patterns showing automated login attempts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("authentication failure" OR "failed login") AND count() > 10 per src_ip per 5m