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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-48082
CVE-2025-48082:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Progress Planner WordPress plugin versions up to and including 1.8.0. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2025-48082 and was disclosed on October 22, 2025 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266) issue that allows privilege escalation. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates the vulnerability is network accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs low privileges, requires no user interaction, and can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD, AttackerKB).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges and potentially gain higher levels of access to the system. The high CVSS score indicates severe potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade Progress Planner to a version newer than 1.8.0 when available (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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