Vulnerability · Published Mar 7, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-27822
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in Masquerade from backdropcms. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Masquerade module before 1.x-1.0.1 for Backdrop CMS. It allows people to temporarily switch to another user account. The module provides a "Masquerade as admin" permission to restrict people (who can masquerade) from switching to an account with administrative privileges. This permission is not always honored and may allow non-administrative users to masquerade as an administrator. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the "Masquerade as user" permission.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| backdropcms | Masquerade | 0 – before 1.x-1.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H