CVE-2025-8572 Truelysell Core <= 1.8.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator by manipulating the user_role parameter during registration in Truelysell Core.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8572?
CVE-2025-8572 is a critical vulnerability in dreamstechnologies Truelysell Core, published on 14 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8572?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-8572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6ph-vfh4-48q4.