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CVE-2025-3952: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2025-3952) due to a missing capability check on the 'pto_remove_logo' function in versions up to and including 5.1.16. This security flaw was discovered and disclosed on May 1, 2025 (NVD, Wiz).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check in the 'pto_remove_logo' function, which allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete arbitrary option values on WordPress sites. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 HIGH with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H (NVD, Wiz).

Impact

The vulnerability can be exploited to delete arbitrary option values on WordPress sites, which can be leveraged to create errors that would deny service to legitimate users. The impact primarily affects site functionality and availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Site administrators should update to a version newer than 5.1.16 when available. In the interim, it is recommended to review and restrict user roles and permissions to minimize potential exploitation (Wiz).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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