CVE-2025-32648 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-32648: WordPress Projectopia plugin <= 5.1.24 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Projectopia
Product Projectopia
Weakness CWE-266
Published April 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Projectopia Projectopia projectopia-core allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Projectopia: from n/a through <= 5.1.24.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Projectopia versions 5.1.24 and earlier contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of the application over the network. The vulnerability stems from improper privilege validation (CWE-266) and requires no user interaction. All confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections are compromised.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Gain full administrative control of Projectopia without authentication and read, modify, or delete all data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the Projectopia installation; attackers can access all user data, modify projects, and disrupt service.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the Projectopia instance. No authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated