Privilege escalation in Dreamstechnologies Truelysell Core

CVE-2025-8572

The Truelysell Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions less than, or equal to, 1.8.7. This is due to insufficient validation of the user_role parameter during user registration. This makes it possible fo…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (35.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8572?
CVE-2025-8572 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dreamstechnologies Truelysell Core, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-8572?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.