CVE-2025-8572: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in dreamstechnologies Truelysell Core
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-8572 is a critical vulnerability in the Truelysell Core WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.8.7) caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). The plugin fails to properly validate the user_role parameter during user registration, enabling unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by creating accounts with administrative rights. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level access to WordPress sites using the vulnerable Truelysell Core plugin. This can lead to full site compromise, including data theft, site defacement, and disruption of service. The vulnerability affects all installations running version 1.8.7 or earlier of the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to user registration functionality if possible and monitor for suspicious account creation. Avoid using the vulnerable plugin version in production environments.
CVE-2025-8572: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in dreamstechnologies Truelysell Core
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-8572 is a critical vulnerability in the Truelysell Core WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.8.7) caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). The plugin fails to properly validate the user_role parameter during user registration, enabling unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by creating accounts with administrative rights. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level access to WordPress sites using the vulnerable Truelysell Core plugin. This can lead to full site compromise, including data theft, site defacement, and disruption of service. The vulnerability affects all installations running version 1.8.7 or earlier of the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to user registration functionality if possible and monitor for suspicious account creation. Avoid using the vulnerable plugin version in production environments.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-08-04T22:01:31.166Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69903384c9e1ff5ad8746a0b
Added to database: 2/14/2026, 8:34:12 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:54:43 AM
Last updated: 5/22/2026, 10:33:32 AM
Views: 152
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