Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-risk WordPress plugin issue affecting SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX through version 3.0.5. It may let an attacker trigger certain administrative changes through cross-site request forgery. The public bundle does not identify the exact admin actions or a fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority plugin exposure item. It does not currently justify emergency response based on the provided evidence, but affected sites should be identified and remediated during the next WordPress maintenance cycle.
Technical view
CVE-2025-31010 is CWE-352 in ReichertBrothers SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX, package simply-rets. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3, with low attack complexity and limited integrity impact. The available sources do not document affected endpoints, role requirements, nonce behavior, exploitability details, or remediation version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX plugin at version 3.0.5 or earlier. Real-estate sites using this plugin for IDX listings are the main candidates for review.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided bundle. No cited source confirms active exploitation. The evidence only supports a CSRF issue affecting multiple admin actions, without enough detail to describe practical abuse paths.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse. It names CSRF across multiple admin actions but omits endpoint names, exact impact, proof details, and fixed version. There is also a reference-title mismatch: the CVE bundle says through 3.0.5, while the Patchstack URL text references 3.0.3.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the simply-rets plugin and its installed version.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for an available fixed release.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is unused or nonessential.
- Limit WordPress admin access to trusted users and hardened sessions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the plugin version and compare it against the affected range, through 3.0.5.
- Review vendor or Patchstack advisories for fixed-version details before declaring remediation complete.
- Check administrative change logs for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Verify CSRF protections on plugin admin actions during authorized security testing.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.