Authenticated browser script execution via unescaped columns_gap
Published Dec 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025
Reflected XSS in G5Theme Essential Real Estate before 3.9.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a browser. The ere_property_gallery_fillter_ajax action reflects the columns_gap request parameter into its response without context-appropriate sanitization and escaping. Exploitation requires a WordPress Administrator account and a browser to process the crafted response; resulting script runs in that browser's site context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in G5Theme Essential Real Estate before 3.9.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a browser. The ere_property_gallery_fillter_ajax action reflects the columns_gap request parameter into its response without context-appropriate sanitization and escaping. Exploitation requires a WordPress Administrator account and a browser to process the crafted response; resulting script runs in that browser's site context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-3933
- Published
- Dec 12, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Vendor
- G5Theme
- Product
- Essential Real Estate
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.9.6
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan columns_gap reflected-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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