CVE-2025-13851

CRITICAL EPSS 22.7%
Published Feb 19, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Description

The Buyent Classified plugin for WordPress (bundled with Buyent theme) is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user registration in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to the plugin not validating or restricting the user role during registration via the REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register accounts with arbitrary roles, including administrator, by manipulating the _buyent_classified_user_type parameter during the registration process, granting them complete control over the WordPress site.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
22.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

References 2

  • themeforest.net https://themeforest.net/item/buyent-classified-wordpress-theme/32588790
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3e618cf-dd77-45a7-ab57-5732fd329883?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.