What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Resideo Plugin for Resideo - Real Estate WordPress Theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.4. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Resideo Plugin for Resideo Real Estate WordPress Theme contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read, modify, or delete sensitive data and functionality. The vulnerability requires a valid WordPress account but no special interaction. All versions up to 2.5.4 are affected. Site administrators should update immediately to a patched version.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read, modify, or delete sensitive site data and functionality with a low-privilege WordPress account.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Authenticated users can access and alter protected data, potentially compromising site integrity and confidentiality.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker needs a valid WordPress user account with low privileges; no user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
September 10, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
