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CVE-2025-4672 (GCVE-0-2025-4672)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-31 06:40 – Updated: 2025-06-02 15:49
VLAI?
Title
Offsprout Page Builder 2.2.1 - 2.15.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via permission_callback Function
Summary
The Offsprout Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization placed on the permission_callback() function in versions 2.2.1 to 2.15.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read, create, update or delete any user meta, including flipping their own wp_capabilities to administrator and fully escalate their privileges.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| offsprout | Offsprout Page Builder |
Affected:
2.2.1 , ≤ 2.15.2
(semver)
|
Credits
Kenneth Dunn
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