Unauthenticated Administrator registration via unrestricted role selection
Published Mar 14, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Authentication bypass in PureThemes Realteo 1.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to register WordPress Administrator accounts. The do_register_user function fails to restrict the role accepted during registration and creates the new account with the requested Administrator role. No prior account is required; successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the affected WordPress site.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in PureThemes Realteo 1.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to register WordPress Administrator accounts. The do_register_user function fails to restrict the role accepted during registration and creates the new account with the requested Administrator role. No prior account is required; successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the affected WordPress site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2232
- Published
- Mar 14, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- PureThemes
- Product
- Realteo
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.8
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