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.
Published: 2026-02-14
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch Immediately
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History

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dreamstechnologies
Dreamstechnologies truelysell Core
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Dreamstechnologies
Dreamstechnologies truelysell Core
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Truelysell Core <= 1.8.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Dreamstechnologies Truelysell Core
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:15:49.406Z

Reserved: 2025-08-04T22:01:31.166Z

Link: CVE-2025-8572

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-17T15:39:47.122Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-14T09:16:11.490

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-8572

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-20T19:00:10Z

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