WP CarDealer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 1.2.16. The issue arises because the 'WP_CarDealer_User::process_register' function does not properly limit the user roles that can be registered. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to register users with the 'administrator' role, thereby gaining administrative access to the site.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to gain administrative privileges on the WordPress site.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the WP CarDealer plugin to version 1.2.17 or a newer patched version.