CVE-2025-6190
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with Subscriber-level access or higher to escalate their privileges to Administrator by exploiting an AJAX handler in the Realty Portal – Agent plugin. Attackers can modify their own user metadata to grant administrator capabilities. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Realty Portal – Agent 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 where attackers gain full administrative control, can install malicious plugins/themes, deface the site, steal sensitive data, or use the site for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrator access and compromise the WordPress installation, potentially leading to data theft, site defacement, or malware distribution.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to detection of unauthorized privilege escalation attempts before full compromise occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker has any valid user account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.4.0 or higher
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/realty-portal-agent/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Realty Portal – Agent' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 0.4.0+. 5. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Realty Portal – Agent plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate realty-portal-agent
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from creating accounts
wp option update users_can_register 0
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role monitoring and alert on any privilege changes
- Apply web application firewall rules to block AJAX requests attempting to modify wp_capabilities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Realty Portal – Agent → Version. If version is between 0.1.0 and 0.3.9 inclusive, the site is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --field=version --name=realty-portal-agentVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.4.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel or using wp plugin list --field=version --name=realty-portal-agent📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user role changes in WordPress logs
- AJAX requests to admin-ajax.php with action=rp_user_profile containing wp_capabilities
- Multiple failed privilege escalation attempts
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with suspicious meta parameters
- Unusual traffic patterns from subscriber accounts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="user_role_changed" OR uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php") AND (parameters CONTAINS "wp_capabilities" OR parameters CONTAINS "rp_user_profile")