Executive Summary

CVE-2025-48108 is a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the WordPress School Management Plugin versions up to 93.2.0. It occurs due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, allowing users with only Support Staff privileges to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles. This means unauthorized privilege escalation is possible because the plugin does not properly enforce access control. [1]

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker with Support Staff level access to perform unauthorized actions reserved for higher-privileged users, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the School Management system. Although the CVSS score is 6.5 indicating low severity and exploitation risk is considered low, if exploited it could compromise the integrity of the system by allowing unauthorized modifications or access to sensitive functions. [1]

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Detection Guidance

Detection involves checking for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts or access to functions requiring Support Staff privileges without proper authorization. Since the vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks in the WordPress School Management Plugin (≤ 93.2.0), monitoring logs for unusual access patterns or privilege escalations is recommended. No specific commands are provided in the resources. It is also advised to perform professional incident response and server-side malware scanning if compromise is suspected. [1]

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Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation includes applying Patchstack's virtual patching (vPatch) solution, which auto-mitigates the vulnerability without requiring an official plugin update. Additionally, professional incident response and server-side malware scanning are recommended if a compromise is suspected. Since no official fix or patch is available as of the publication date, relying on virtual patching and monitoring is critical. [1]

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