Privilege escalation in Imithemes Real Spaces - WordPress Properties Directory Theme

CVE-2025-8218

The Real Spaces - WordPress Properties Directory Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via the 'change_role_member' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.5. This is due to a lack of restriction in the profile update role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily choose their role, including the Administrator role, during a profile update.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-8218: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8218?
CVE-2025-8218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imithemes Real Spaces - WordPress Properties Directory Theme, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-8218?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.