Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a critical flaw in a WordPress add-on used with Essential Real Estate. An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to abuse unsafe PHP object deserialization, which can lead to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact if exploitable on a site.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for any public WordPress site using this add-on. The issue is remotely reachable without login and carries full-site impact, but current provided evidence does not confirm active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2024-24797 is CWE-502 deserialization of untrusted data in G5Theme ERE Recently Viewed through version 1.3. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network reachability, no authentication, and high impact across CIA.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations running ERE Recently Viewed – Essential Real Estate Add-On version 1.3 or earlier. Internet-facing WordPress sites with this plugin present should be treated as high priority.
Exploitation context
The source bundle supports unauthenticated remote exploitability and critical impact, but does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. No public exploit status is established from the provided sources.
Researcher notes
The key risk is PHP object injection from unsafe deserialization. Practical impact may depend on reachable gadget chains in the WordPress/plugin environment, which the provided sources do not detail. Avoid assuming exploit reliability beyond the CVSS and advisory metadata.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the ere-recently-viewed plugin package.
- Disable or remove affected versions if no trusted fixed version is available.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for a confirmed patched release.
- Prioritize public WordPress sites and real estate properties first.
- Review recent site changes, admin users, and file integrity after exposure.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ERE Recently Viewed is installed on each WordPress site.
- Verify installed plugin version is greater than 1.3 before marking remediated.
- Check asset inventory for package name ere-recently-viewed.
- Review web logs for anomalous unauthenticated WordPress requests.
- Do not validate by attempting object injection against production systems.
Public sources used
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Deserialization of Untrusted Data represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.