CVE-2021-24238: Realteo < 1.2.4 - Arbitrary Property Deletion via IDOR

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The Realteo WordPress plugin before 1.2.4, used by the Findeo Theme, did not ensure that the requested property to be deleted belong to the user making the request, allowing any authenticated users to delete arbitrary properties by tampering with the property_id parameter.

Affected products

PureThemes Findeo: before 1.3.1 — fixed in 1.3.1
PureThemes Realteo: before 1.2.4 — fixed in 1.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PureThemes Findeo 1.3.1; PureThemes Realteo 1.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-20%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-284%5D-Findeo-WordPress-Theme-v1.3.0.txt
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-20%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-284%5D-Realteo-WordPress-Plugin-v1.2.3.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8434eb2-f522-484f-9227-5f581e7f48a5
https://www.docs.purethemes.net/findeo/knowledge-base/changelog-findeo/
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-20%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-284%5D-Findeo-WordPress-Theme-v1.3.0.txt
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-20%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-284%5D-Realteo-WordPress-Plugin-v1.2.3.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8434eb2-f522-484f-9227-5f581e7f48a5
https://www.docs.purethemes.net/findeo/knowledge-base/changelog-findeo/

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