CVE-2025-32648CWE-266

WordPress Projectopia plugin <= 5.1.24 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Critical · published April 17, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A misstep in privilege assignment could allow any user to level up to the kingpin in Projectopia! 🔥 Think of it like a theme park where a mischievous guest finds a way to access the employee-only areas — suddenly, they can ride the roller coasters for free and skip all the lines! 🎢 An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and control over critical features, allowing them to manipulate data, change settings, and essentially take charge of the entire Projectopia environment. This could lead to absolute chaos, compromising sensitive information and the integrity of your projects!

Put simply

Think of it like a theme park where a mischievous guest finds a way to access the employee-only areas — suddenly, they can ride the roller coasters for free and skip all the lines! 🎢 The Projectopia core has an incorrect privilege assignment flaw that permits privilege escalation, impacting versions up to 5.1.24. This allows users to gain access to roles and permissions they should not have, leading to unauthorized actions within the system.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and control over critical features, allowing them to manipulate data, change settings, and essentially take charge of the entire Projectopia environment. This could lead to absolute chaos, compromising sensitive information and the integrity of your projects! To safeguard your system, immediately update Projectopia to version 5.1.25 or later to resolve this issue. Additionally, review your user roles and permissions to ensure they align with your security policies. Be vigilant in monitoring for any unusual activity that may arise from this vulnerability. You've got this! Fixing this breach will not only protect your environment but also elevate you to security hero status! 🦸

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00442 · 37.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2025-04-17T15:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 APR 15:47Z
    WordPress Projectopia plugin <= 5.1.24 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
    cvelistv5