# CVE-2026-90965: Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin broken access control in AJAX

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-90965-the-essential-real-estate-wordpress-plugin-before-5-3-5-does-not  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-05. Updated: 2026-11-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-90965 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-05

The Essential Real Estate WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated users to access images attached to unpublished property listings through two unprotected AJAX actions. This enables attackers to view sensitive real estate content that should remain private until the listing is officially published.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-90965 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-90965 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-90965?** Informational severity, published 5 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Essential Real Estate before 5.3.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-90965?** Yes: fixed in 5.3.5. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-90965 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-90965?** Check whether you run Essential Real Estate at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 5.3.5

## Technical details

The plugin fails to validate publication status or user authorization in two AJAX handlers, permitting unauthenticated requests to retrieve images from unpublished property listings. An attacker can invoke these AJAX actions directly without authentication to disclose property images meant to be restricted. A fix is available in version 5.3.5.

## Affected products

- Essential Real Estate before 5.3.5

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05: disclosed

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d53035c9-0f84-4c86-8c0e-fe2bca2d0a4d/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d53035c9-0f84-4c86-8c0e-fe2bca2d0a4d/)