# CVE-2025-8572

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-8572
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-269
- **Published:** Feb 14, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Mar 12, 2026

## Description

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 for unauthenticated attackers to create accounts with elevated privileges, including administrator access.

## Affected Products

- dreamstechnologies — Truelysell Core (*)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b027c9f9-3144-4783-b646-ee1e02cd27ef?source=cve)
- [CNA](https://themeforest.net/item/truelysell-service-booking-wordpress-theme/43398124)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.44%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 37.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._