CVE-2025-8218

Status: DeferredHigh (8.8)—

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.33%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 24
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 %
Primary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Secondary impactT1098.002 Additional Email Delegate Permissionspersistence · privilege escalation80 %

Vector CVSS: PR:L indica acceso autenticado remoto (T1210). El atacante logra escalar privilegios asignándose rol de Administrador mediante parámetro sin validar en actualización de perfil, lo que constituye T1068 primario y modificación de cuenta de admin T1098.002 secundario.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Privileged Account Management Disable or Remove Feature or Program Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Real Spaces — Wordpress Properties Directory Theme^AI

CWEs

CWE-269

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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