Overview
A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-62730, has been discovered in SOPlanning. This vulnerability allows users with the user_manage_team role to escalate their privileges to administrative access. This poses a significant security risk, as malicious actors could exploit this flaw to gain complete control of the SOPlanning instance.
Technical Details
CVE-2025-62730 stems from insufficient access control within the user management tab of SOPlanning. Specifically, users assigned the user_manage_team role are permitted to modify the permissions of other users. However, the vulnerability lies in the fact that these users can also elevate their own privileges, including granting themselves administrative rights. This flaw affects both the Bulk Update functionality and the standard individual user editing features within SOPlanning.
An attacker with the user_manage_team role can exploit this by simply editing their own user profile and assigning themselves administrative permissions. Once they’ve done this, they have full control over the SOPlanning system.
CVSS Analysis
Due to the nature of the vulnerability, a CVSS score will likely be assigned by a different body in the future. A successful exploit will give an attacker administrative access to the whole platform.
As this has not been assigned we cannot comment further.
Possible Impact
The consequences of exploiting CVE-2025-62730 can be severe. A successful attacker can:
- Gain complete control over the SOPlanning system.
- Modify or delete sensitive data.
- Add, modify, or delete user accounts.
- Potentially use the compromised system as a launchpad for further attacks on the network.
Mitigation and Patch Steps
The vulnerability has been addressed in SOPlanning version 1.55. It is highly recommended that all SOPlanning users upgrade to version 1.55 or later immediately to mitigate this risk.
To upgrade, follow these steps:
- Back up your SOPlanning data.
- Download the latest version (1.55 or later) from the official SOPlanning website.
- Follow the upgrade instructions provided in the SOPlanning documentation.
