CVE-2025-1682

HIGH EPSS 40.8%
Published Feb 28, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Feb 28, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Cardealer theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.6.4 due to missing capability check on the 'save_settings' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify the default user role.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 3

  • themeforest.net https://themeforest.net/item/car-dealer-automotive-wordpress-theme-responsive/8574708
  • webtemplatemasters.com https://webtemplatemasters.com/cardealer/changelog/#v165
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e337281-f05e-486c-9491-161365af252a?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.