CVE-2025-8572
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Privilege Escalation in Truelysell Core Plugin ≤ v

Publication date: 2026-02-14

Last updated on: 2026-02-14

Assigner: Wordfence

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.

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Published
2026-02-14
Last Modified
2026-02-14
Generated
2026-07-27
AI Q&A
2026-02-14
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-25
NVD
CVE-2025-8572
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206968

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Vendor Product Version / Range
truelysell core to 1.8.7 (inc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

The Truelysell Core plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability in versions up to 1.8.7 that allows privilege escalation. This happens because the plugin does not properly validate the user_role parameter during user registration.

As a result, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw to create accounts with elevated privileges, including administrator access.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have severe impacts because it allows attackers without authentication to gain administrator-level access to a WordPress site using the Truelysell Core plugin.

  • Attackers can create accounts with elevated privileges.
  • They can potentially take full control over the website.
  • This can lead to data breaches, site defacement, or further exploitation.
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