CVE-2025-62293: Soplanning Access Control Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2025-62293 Overview

CVE-2025-62293 is a broken access control vulnerability in SOPlanning, an open-source online planning tool. The flaw resides in the /status endpoint used to manage Project Status functionality. The application fails to perform permission checks on requests to add, edit, and delete status entries. Any authenticated user, regardless of assigned role, can modify project status data. The issue was resolved in SOPlanning version 1.55. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-862: Missing Authorization.

Critical Impact
Authenticated low-privilege users can add, modify, or delete project status entries, corrupting planning data and disrupting project workflows across the SOPlanning instance.

Affected Products

SOPlanning versions prior to 1.55
SOPlanning /status endpoint (Project Status functionality)
Self-hosted SOPlanning deployments exposing authenticated user access

Discovery Timeline

2025-11-20 - CVE-2025-62293 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-62293

Vulnerability Analysis

SOPlanning implements a Project Status feature that allows administrators to define lifecycle states for projects. The /status endpoint handles create, update, and delete operations on these status objects. The endpoint requires session authentication but does not verify whether the authenticated user holds administrative privileges. As a result, standard users can invoke privileged status management actions by sending requests directly to the endpoint.

The vulnerability falls under CWE-862: Missing Authorization. Impact is limited to integrity of planning data; confidentiality of sensitive records and availability of the wider application are not directly affected. However, attackers can degrade operational trust by deleting active status categories used across projects.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of a role check in the request handler backing the /status endpoint. The controller validates that a session is present but does not enforce authorization against the user's role attribute before executing state-changing operations. This is a design flaw in the access control layer rather than an input validation defect.

Attack Vector

An attacker requires network access to the SOPlanning application and valid credentials for any account. Using an authenticated session cookie, the attacker issues HTTP requests to the /status endpoint with parameters instructing the backend to add, modify, or delete status records. No user interaction from an administrator is required. Additional technical detail is available in the CERT Polska advisory for CVE-2025-62293.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-62293

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected creation, modification, or deletion of Project Status entries in SOPlanning audit logs
HTTP POST or GET requests to the /status endpoint originating from non-administrative user sessions
Sudden disappearance of status categories referenced by existing projects

Detection Strategies

Correlate web server access logs for /status endpoint activity against the authenticated user's role in the SOPlanning database.
Alert on any state-changing request to /status where the session belongs to a non-admin account.
Baseline normal administrator activity on status management endpoints and flag deviations.

Monitoring Recommendations

Forward SOPlanning web server logs to a centralized logging platform for retention and analysis.
Enable database-level auditing on the status table to capture write operations with user attribution.
Review application logs regularly for anomalous access patterns to administrative endpoints.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-62293

Immediate Actions Required

Upgrade SOPlanning to version 1.55 or later, which introduces the missing permission checks on the /status endpoint.
Audit existing user accounts and revoke access for dormant or unnecessary accounts to reduce the authenticated attack surface.
Review recent status modifications and restore any entries that appear to have been tampered with.

Patch Information

The SOPlanning maintainers addressed this issue in version 1.55 by adding server-side authorization checks to the Project Status handlers. Administrators should download the latest release from the SOPlanning project site and follow the standard upgrade procedure. Refer to the CERT Polska advisory for verification details.

Workarounds

Restrict network access to the SOPlanning application to trusted administrators until the upgrade to version 1.55 is complete.
Place the /status endpoint behind a reverse proxy rule that limits access to source addresses used by administrative staff.
Temporarily suspend non-administrator accounts if immediate patching is not feasible.

bash

# Example nginx rule restricting /status to administrator IP range
location /status {
    allow 10.0.0.0/24;
    deny all;
    proxy_pass http://soplanning_backend;
}