Offsprout Page Builder 2.2.1 - 2.15.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via permission_callback Function

Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-4672
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published May 30, 2025
Last Updated May 31, 2025
Researcher kr0d
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug offsprout-page-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • 2.2.1 - 2.15.2
Patched Version
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