CVE-2025-27822 HIGH

CVE-2025-27822

Vendor Backdropcms
Product Masquerade
Weakness CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
Published March 7, 2025
Last update March 7, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue was discovered in the Masquerade module before 1.x-1.0.1 for Backdrop CMS. It allows people to temporarily switch to another user account. The module provides a "Masquerade as admin" permission to restrict people (who can masquerade) from switching to an account with administrative privileges. This permission is not always honored and may allow non-administrative users to masquerade as an administrator. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the "Masquerade as user" permission.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 7, 2025 CVE published
March 7, 2025 Record updated