CVE-2025-1682
HIGH EPSS 40.8%
Published Feb 28, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
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
Exploitability
Impact
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.