Offsprout Page Builder Plugin up to 2.15.2 on WordPress permission_callback improper authorization

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Offsprout Page Builder Plugin up to 2.15.2 on WordPress. Affected is the function permission_callback. The manipulation leads to Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-4672. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Offsprout Page Builder Plugin up to 2.15.2 on WordPress. This issue affects the function permission_callback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-4672 since 05/13/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/03/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Offsprout Page Builder Plugin

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• 2.15.0
• 2.15.1
• 2.15.2

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