CVE-2025-13542

CRITICAL 9.8

DesignThemes LMS <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The DesignThemes LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to the 'dtlms_register_user_front_end' 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.

CWE	CWE-269
Vendor	designthemes
Product	designthemes lms
Published	Dec 2, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

DesignThemes / DesignThemes LMS

0 ≤ 1.0.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c880470f-3f81-47a2-b450-7074410e9f43?source=cve themeforest.net: https://themeforest.net/item/egrad-education-wordpress-theme/42803015

Credits

Ismail Syaleh