Support Board <= 3.8.0 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass due to Use of Default Secret Key
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Support Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access/modification/deletion of data due to use of hardcoded default secrets in the sb_encryption() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization and execute arbitrary AJAX actions defined in the sb_ajax_execute() function. An attacker can use this vulnerability to exploit CVE-2025-4828 and various other functions unauthenticated.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv4w-9vmx-jmwp
References
More Schiocco Support Board vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04323 Support Board <= 3.8.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-04199 SQL Injection vulnerability in Support Board CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2021-07105 Support Board < 3.3.6 - Arbitrary File Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-07089 Support Board < 3.3.5 - Agent+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-04200 Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Support Board CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-4855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv4w-9vmx-jmwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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