CVE-2025-13675Network attack vector

Administrator account creation via unrestricted role selection

Published Nov 27, 2025 · Updated Nov 27, 2025

Privilege escalation in DirectoryThemes Tiger 101.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to register as WordPress administrators. The paypal-submit.php registration handler accepts an attacker-supplied role without restricting it to permitted roles and creates the account with that role. Unauthenticated access to the registration flow is sufficient, granting site-administrator control rather than host-level access.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in DirectoryThemes Tiger 101.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to register as WordPress administrators. The paypal-submit.php registration handler accepts an attacker-supplied role without restricting it to permitted roles and creates the account with that role. Unauthenticated access to the registration flow is sufficient, granting site-administrator control rather than host-level access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-13675
Published
Nov 27, 2025
Updated
Nov 27, 2025
Vendor
DirectoryThemes
Product
Tiger
Classifications
CWE-269, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=101.2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

DirectoryThemes · Tigerversion=* <=101.2.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1136Create Account

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