
The Real Estate 7 WordPress theme is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
This repository features a Nuclei template specifically designed to detect an Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-39459) in the Real Estate 7 WordPress Theme. This issue allows unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators via a vulnerable AJAX action.
CVE-2025-39459 arises from missing authorization checks on the ct_add_new_member AJAX action in the Real Estate 7 WordPress Theme versions up to 3.5.2. This allows unauthenticated attackers to register with administrator privileges by manipulating the ct_user_role parameter.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HThis Nuclei template detects the vulnerability by:
/register pageadmin-ajax.php with action=ct_add_new_member and ct_user_role=administrator"success":true in the JSON responseTo use this template with Nuclei, make sure Nuclei is installed on your system. Then run the following command:
nuclei -t CVE-2025-39459.yaml -l list.txt
This template was developed by RootHarpy. For inquiries, collaboration, or contributions, feel free to connect via GitHub.