CVE-2025-13675: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in DirectoryThemes Tiger
The Tiger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 101.2.1. This is due to the 'paypal-submit.php' file not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Tiger theme for WordPress contains an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the 'paypal-submit.php' file. This file fails to restrict the user role parameter during registration, permitting unauthenticated users to assign themselves the 'administrator' role. This results in a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-13675) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrator-level access to the WordPress site running the Tiger theme up to version 101.2.1. This grants full control over the site, including the ability to modify content, install malicious plugins, and compromise site integrity and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users of the Tiger theme should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, it is recommended to disable or remove the 'paypal-submit.php' file or restrict access to it via web server configuration to prevent exploitation. Additionally, consider restricting user registration or applying custom code to validate user roles during registration.
CVE-2025-13675: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in DirectoryThemes Tiger
Description
The Tiger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 101.2.1. This is due to the 'paypal-submit.php' file not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Tiger theme for WordPress contains an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in the 'paypal-submit.php' file. This file fails to restrict the user role parameter during registration, permitting unauthenticated users to assign themselves the 'administrator' role. This results in a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-13675) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrator-level access to the WordPress site running the Tiger theme up to version 101.2.1. This grants full control over the site, including the ability to modify content, install malicious plugins, and compromise site integrity and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users of the Tiger theme should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, it is recommended to disable or remove the 'paypal-submit.php' file or restrict access to it via web server configuration to prevent exploitation. Additionally, consider restricting user registration or applying custom code to validate user roles during registration.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-25T18:34:34.513Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6927d764d4a4bdffcb26cfe3
Added to database: 11/27/2025, 4:45:24 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:36:40 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 12:03:05 AM
Views: 169
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