Overview
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a high-risk vulnerability in the Real Spaces – WordPress Properties Directory Theme for WordPress. This vulnerability, assigned ID CVE-2025-6758, could potentially allow unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges during user registration, up to and including the Administrator role. This flaw, present in all versions of the theme up to and including 3.6, presents a serious threat to all websites utilizing this theme due to its potential for system compromise or data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-6758
Severity: Critical (9.8 CVSS v3 score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Real Spaces – WordPress Properties Directory Theme | Up to and including 3.6
How the Exploit Works
The ‘imic_agent_register’ function in the Real Spaces – WordPress Properties Directory Theme for WordPress is designed to permit user registration. However, this function is flawed as it does not have a feature to restrict the registration role that can be chosen by the unauthenticated users. This lack of restriction makes it possible for attackers to arbitrarily select their role during user registration, including the Administrator role, giving them unauthorized access rights and control over the affected system.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a sample HTTP request:
POST /wp-admin/user-new.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
role=administrator&user_login=attacker&email=attacker%40example.com&first_name=&last_name=&website=&pass1=attackerspassword&pass1-text=attackerspassword&pass2=attackerspassword&pw_weak=true&action=createuser&_wpnonce_create-user=malicious_payloadMitigation
The most effective mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary measure to help protect against potential exploitation. These protections should be configured to monitor for and block suspicious user registration attempts. It is also recommended to regularly backup and encrypt sensitive data and ensure that users only have the access levels that they need to perform their tasks.