CVE-2025-1682
Cardealer <= 1.6.4 - Arbitrary Theme Option Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Feb 27, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 25, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – ResponsiveThemeMakers |
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References
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