CVE-2025-8572CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p34.9%
CVE-2025-8572CVE-2025-8572
Description
The Truelysell Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions less than, or equal to, 1.8.7. This is due to insufficient validation of the user_role parameter during user registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create accounts with elevated privileges, including administrator access.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.44% probability of exploitation · percentile 34.9% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-02-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Privilege Managementcwe-269 | 0% | live |
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