---
id: CVE-2025-13764
title: >-
  The WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in
  all versions up to, and including, 1.2.16
summary: >-
  The WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in
  all versions up to, and including, 1.2.16. This is due to the
  'WP_CarDealer_User::process_register' function not restricting what user roles
  a user can regist…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
published: '2025-12-11'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T10:10:00.227'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13764'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://themeforest.net/item/boxcar-automotive-car-dealer-wordpress-theme/49741717
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f4893d9c-e039-43df-80b9-dbe42374caed?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00349
epssPercentile: 0.26366
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T10:28:24.602Z'
---

## Overview

The WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.16. This is due to the 'WP_CarDealer_User::process_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.