Description
The WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.16. This is due to the 'WP_CarDealer_User::process_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
ApusTheme/WP CarDealer
< 1.2.16
Published
Dec 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026