CVE-2025-48257 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-48257: WordPress Projectopia plugin <= 5.1.17 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Projectopia
Product Projectopia
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published May 19, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Projectopia Projectopia projectopia-core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Projectopia: from n/a through <= 5.1.17.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Projectopia versions up to 5.1.17 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to disrupt service availability. An attacker with low-level access can trigger a denial-of-service condition without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability affects the core application and impacts availability but not data confidentiality or integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Disrupt service availability by making the application unavailable to legitimate users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Legitimate users may experience service interruptions or downtime caused by authenticated attackers.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the Projectopia instance.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 19, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated