CVE-2025-48164
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Brainstorm Force SureDash suredash allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects SureDash: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe SureDash plugin <= 1.0.3 contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing authenticated users to escalate privileges beyond their assigned role, potentially achieving administrative access.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SureDash plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory or access wp-admin > Plugins to see if SureDash appears in the list of active or installed pluginsAffected if SureDash plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed versionView the plugin header in the main plugin file (typically /wp-content/plugins/suredash/suredash.php) or check the Plugins page in wp-admin for the version numberAffected if The version is 1.0.3 or lower, or the version cannot be determined (indicating an unpatched release)
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Audit existing user accounts for privilege escalationNavigate to wp-admin > Users and review each account's assigned role. Compare the current role against the expected role based on the user's original registration or manual assignment. Pay special attention to any users with Administrator role who should have Subscriber, Editor, or Author accessAffected if Any user account has a higher privilege level than originally assigned, or unexpected Administrator accounts exist that were not created by known administrators
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Check user capability assignmentsUse a user management tool or query the wp_usermeta table to list all users with 'administrator', 'editor', or 'super_admin' capabilities. Cross-reference with legitimate administrative accounts known to your organizationAffected if Users without administrative duties have been granted Administrator or super_admin capabilities
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Review user creation or role change timestampsQuery the wp_users table for account creation dates and wp_usermeta for role changes. Look for accounts created or modified during periods when no administrators were actively managing the siteAffected if New administrative accounts or role modifications occurred without corresponding admin activity logs
You are affected if SureDash plugin version 1.0.3 or lower is installed AND any user account has elevated privileges beyond what was originally assigned, particularly unauthorized Administrator accounts.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest SureDash version when available and audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege escalation.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-48164 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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