Administrator account creation via attacker-controlled registration role
Published May 19, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Incorrect privilege assignment in Contempo Creative Inc. Real Estate 7 3.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts. A public proof-of-concept sends an administrator role to the unauthenticated ct_add_new_member registration action. No existing account or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants administrative control of the affected WordPress site.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect privilege assignment in Contempo Creative Inc. Real Estate 7 3.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts. A public proof-of-concept sends an administrator role to the unauthenticated ct_add_new_member registration action. No existing account or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants administrative control of the affected WordPress site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-39459
- Published
- May 19, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Contempo Creative Inc.
- Product
- Real Estate 7
- Classifications
- CWE-266, T1136.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.5.2 changes=[{"at":"3.5.3","status":"unaffected"}]
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2025-39459 unauthenticated privilege-escalation proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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