CVE-2025-48108

6.5 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Mojoomla School Management WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to 93.2.0, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive functionality. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Mojoomla School Management WordPress Plugin
Versions: All versions up to and including 93.2.0
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects WordPress installations with the School Management plugin active. No specific configuration required for exploitation.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could access administrative functions, modify student records, alter grades, change financial data, or compromise the entire school management system.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users accessing student information, modifying attendance records, or viewing sensitive administrative data they shouldn't have access to.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper network segmentation, strong authentication, and minimal user privileges.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Requires some understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms. Attackers need to identify vulnerable endpoints.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Versions after 93.2.0

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/school-management/vulnerability/wordpress-school-management-plugin-plugin-93-2-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'School Management' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Temporary Plugin Deactivation

WordPress

Disable the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate school-management

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network access controls to limit plugin access to authorized users only
  • Add additional authentication layer or web application firewall rules to protect vulnerable endpoints

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → School Management → Version number. If version is 93.2.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get school-management --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 93.2.0 in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual access patterns to school management endpoints
  • Unauthorized users accessing admin functions
  • Failed authorization attempts followed by successful access

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to school management plugin endpoints from unexpected IPs
  • Unusual API calls to plugin-specific routes

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("school-management" OR "mojoomla") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user_agent NOT IN ["expected_admin_user_agents"]

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