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CVE-2026-18044

LOW 3.7 PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-08-12 · Last modified 2026-08-12

The Estatik Real Estate Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.3.4 does not validate the same recipient list that it later uses to address the message sent by its property request form, allowing unauthenticated users to send emails to arbitrary recipients with arbitrary subject, body and Reply-To on sites where the form is configured to route to a custom address.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 1st percentile

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

3.7CVSS 3.1 · LOW

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityLow
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

Test against your own equipment

curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-18044/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-18044/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Unknown

Products Estatik Real Estate Plugin

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

All CVSS metrics

  • LOW 3.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • LOW 3.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Exploits & PoC

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS