CVE-2025-15656 in School Management Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 06/03/2026
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Mojoomla School Management allows Privilege Escalation.
This issue affects School Management: from n/a through 93.2.0.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/03/2026
The incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Mojoomla School Management represents a critical access control flaw that enables unauthorized privilege escalation within the system. This vulnerability stems from improper validation of user permissions and roles, allowing malicious actors to manipulate their access levels and gain elevated privileges beyond their intended authorization scope. The flaw exists across all versions from the initial release through 93.2.0, indicating a persistent issue that has not been adequately addressed in the software development lifecycle.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability occurs when the application fails to properly verify user credentials and role assignments during authentication and authorization processes. This misconfiguration allows attackers to exploit the privilege assignment mechanism by manipulating session tokens, modifying user role parameters, or exploiting weak access control checks that do not adequately validate the legitimacy of privilege changes. The vulnerability operates at the application layer, specifically within the user management and access control components where permissions are assigned and validated.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe and far-reaching, as it enables attackers to escalate their privileges from standard user accounts to administrative or elevated access levels. Once exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthorized individuals to access sensitive school data, modify user accounts, manipulate student records, and potentially gain control over critical system functions. The privilege escalation capability means that even low-privilege attackers can achieve significant system access, making this vulnerability particularly dangerous in educational environments where sensitive personal and academic data is stored.
From a cybersecurity perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-276, which addresses incorrect privilege assignment, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts and privilege escalation. The flaw represents a classic access control vulnerability that can be exploited through various attack vectors including session manipulation, parameter tampering, and role-based access control bypass techniques. Organizations using Mojoomla School Management are particularly vulnerable as this affects the core functionality of user management and authorization.
Mitigation strategies should include immediate implementation of proper access control validation mechanisms, regular privilege assignment audits, and comprehensive security testing of authentication and authorization components. System administrators should implement role-based access control with least privilege principles, conduct regular security assessments, and ensure that all user permissions are properly validated during session establishment. Additionally, the software should be updated to the latest version where this vulnerability has been addressed, and organizations should implement monitoring solutions to detect suspicious privilege escalation attempts. The vulnerability highlights the importance of secure coding practices and proper access control implementation in educational management systems that handle sensitive personal data.