Arbitrary User Password Change Vulnerability in Truelysell Core Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-10742

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Vendor
CVE Published:
16 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-10742?

The Truelysell Core plugin for WordPress introduces a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to change passwords of existing accounts. This vulnerability arises from insufficient access controls, enabling attackers to exploit the 'truelysell_edit_staff' shortcode without authentication. Consequently, unauthenticated individuals can manipulate user passwords, which poses a significant risk of unauthorized account access, including the potential compromise of administrator privileges. Website owners using affected plugin versions are urged to implement security measures and update to the latest version to safeguard their systems.

Affected Version(s)

Truelysell Core * <= 1.8.6

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

István Márton
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CVE-2025-10742 : Arbitrary User Password Change Vulnerability in Truelysell Core Plugin for WordPress