📄 Description (English)
The Real Estate Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
The Real Estate Pro WordPress plugin versions up to 1.0.9 contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin settings that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. While requiring admin-level access, this vulnerability poses a risk in multi-site WordPress installations common in Saudi organizations. The vulnerability currently has no available patch, requiring immediate compensating controls.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 18:34
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects Saudi real estate companies, property management firms, and government agencies using WordPress for property listings and management. Organizations in the real estate sector, municipal authorities managing public properties, and private developers are at risk. The impact is elevated in multi-site installations common among large Saudi enterprises and government entities managing multiple regional portals. Compromised admin settings could lead to defacement, credential theft, or malware distribution across all sites in a network.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Real Estate and Property Management
Government and Municipal Authorities
Banking and Financial Services
Hospitality and Tourism
Retail and E-commerce
Healthcare Facilities
Education Institutions
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all WordPress installations using Real Estate Pro plugin v1.0.9 or earlier
2. Review admin user accounts and access logs for suspicious activity
3. Disable the plugin immediately if not actively used
4. For active installations, restrict admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only
Compensating Controls:
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads in admin settings
2. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection
3. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
4. Configure WordPress to disable unfiltered_html capability for all users except super-admin
5. Enable two-factor authentication for all administrator accounts
6. Implement regular automated backups with offline storage
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor admin_init and admin_post hooks for suspicious script injection patterns
2. Log all changes to plugin settings and admin options
3. Alert on any <script> tags or javascript: protocols in admin settings
4. Monitor for unusual admin user creation or privilege escalation
Patching Strategy:
1. Contact plugin developer for security update timeline
2. Prepare migration plan to alternative real estate plugins (e.g., WP Property, Estatik)
3. Test alternative plugins in staging environment before production deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم مكون Real Estate Pro v1.0.9 أو أقدم
2. مراجعة حسابات المستخدمين والمسؤولين وسجلات الوصول للنشاط المريب
3. تعطيل المكون فوراً إذا لم يكن قيد الاستخدام النشط
4. للتثبيتات النشطة، قيد وصول لوحة المسؤول إلى عناوين IP موثوقة فقط
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن حقن XSS ومنعها
2. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع كشف XSS
3. تطبيق رؤوس Content Security Policy (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ البرامج النصية المضمنة
4. تكوين WordPress لتعطيل قدرة unfiltered_html لجميع المستخدمين باستثناء super-admin
5. تفعيل المصادقة متعددة العوامل لجميع حسابات المسؤول
6. تطبيق النسخ الاحتياطية المؤتمتة المنتظمة مع التخزين غير المتصل
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة hooks admin_init و admin_post للكشف عن أنماط حقن البرامج النصية المريبة
2. تسجيل جميع التغييرات على إعدادات المكون وخيارات المسؤول
3. التنبيه على أي علامات <script> أو بروتوكولات javascript: في إعدادات المسؤول
4. مراقبة إنشاء مستخدمي المسؤول غير العادي أو تصعيد الامتيازات
استراتيجية التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بمطور المكون للحصول على جدول زمني لتحديث الأمان
2. إعداد خطة الهجرة إلى مكونات عقارات بديلة (مثل WP Property, Estatik)
3. اختبار المكونات البديلة في بيئة التجريب قبل نشر الإنتاج
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
A.7.1.1 - Physical and environmental security
A.8.2.1 - User access management
A.8.2.3 - Management of privileged access rights
A.9.2.1 - User endpoint devices
A.9.4.1 - Access control to information and other associated assets
A.10.1.1 - Cryptography policy and procedures
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures
A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Policy and Risk Management
Governance - Compliance and Audit
Protection - Access Control
Protection - Data Protection
Detection - Security Monitoring
Response - Incident Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
5.1 - Policies for information security
6.1 - Information security roles and responsibilities
6.2 - Information security responsibilities of management
8.1 - Responsibility for assets
8.2 - Information classification
8.3 - Handling of assets
9.1 - Positions and responsibilities
9.2 - Information security awareness, education and training
9.4 - Access management
10.1 - Cryptography
12.4 - Logging
14.2 - Secure development
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 2 - Default security parameters
Requirement 6 - Secure development and vulnerability management
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 7 - Restrict access to data
Requirement 8 - User identification and authentication
Requirement 10 - Logging and monitoring