Offsprout Page Builder 2.2.1 — 2.15.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via permission_callback Function

Am I affected?

• Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Offsprout Page Builder.
• No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.

What to do

1. No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2. Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
3. Watch Offsprout Page Builder to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to kr0d.

The Offsprout Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization placed on the permission_callback() function in versions 2.2.1 to 2.15.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read, create, update or delete any user meta, including flipping their own wp_capabilities to administrator and fully escalate their privileges.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

• Advisorywordfence.com

Timeline

1. May 30, 2025

   CVE published

   Severity high, CVSS 8.8

2. Nov 13, 2026

   Record last updated