{"id":49273,"date":"2025-06-06T10:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:36:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:08:57","slug":"cve-2025-4672-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-offsprout-page-builder-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4672-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-offsprout-page-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4672: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Offsprout Page Builder Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Offsprout Page Builder plugin for WordPress has been identified as having a significant security vulnerability, specifically a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw, designated as CVE-2025-4672, affects versions 2.2.1 to 2.15.2 of the plugin. It allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to manipulate user meta, including their own wp_capabilities, thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27998-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-valvesoftware-steam-client\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55196\">escalating their privileges<\/a> to the level of administrator. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46458-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-sql-injection-in-occupancyplan\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55462\">vulnerability could potentially lead<\/a> to system compromise or data leakage, posing a serious threat to any WordPress site using the affected versions of the Offsprout plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4672<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Contributor-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56142\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1390015432\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Offsprout Page Builder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5117-wordpress-property-plugin-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55839\">Plugin for WordPress<\/a> | 2.2.1 to 2.15.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80004\">exploit takes advantage of insufficient authorization<\/a> checks in the permission_callback() function of the Offsprout plugin. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77747\">attacker with Contributor-level access<\/a> or above is able to send crafted requests that modify the user meta data. This could include changing their own wp_capabilities to that of an administrator, thus allowing them to perform any administrative task on the WordPress site. This includes reading, creating, updating, or deleting any content on the site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1045973829\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4366-request-smuggling-vulnerability-in-pingora-s-proxying-framework\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56566\">vulnerability might be exploited using a crafted HTTP request<\/a> to the vulnerable endpoint.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-json\/offsprout\/v1\/users\/1 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer [access_token]\n{\n&quot;meta&quot;: {\n&quot;wp_capabilities&quot;: {\n&quot;administrator&quot;: &quot;1&quot;\n}\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6162-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77748\">POST request<\/a> to the Offsprout endpoint for user updates. The request includes a JSON body that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9114-critical-arbitrary-user-password-change-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88305\">changes the wp_capabilities of the user<\/a> to administrator. This would grant the attacker full administrative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4631-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-profitori-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57429\">privileges on the WordPress<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the latest patch provided by the vendor. If a patch is not immediately available, using a Web Application Firewall(WAF) or Intrusion Detection System(IDS) can provide temporary protection by identifying and blocking malicious requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Offsprout Page Builder plugin for WordPress has been identified as having a significant security vulnerability, specifically a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw, designated as CVE-2025-4672, affects versions 2.2.1 to 2.15.2 of the plugin. 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