CVE-2025-3952: The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-3952?

projectopia: upgrade to 5.1.17. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-3952 being exploited?

CVE-2025-3952 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2025-3952 affect?

CVE-2025-3952 affects projectopia. Severity is high (CVSS 8.1). The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'pto_remove_logo' function in all versions

Routine

HIGH 8.1UPGRADE

CVE-2025-3952 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) affecting projectopia. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'pto_remove_logo' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary option values on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to delete

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.1 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 63%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-862
Published	2025-05-01
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: projectopia

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-05-01 05:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

projectopia projectopia UPGRADE

Affected: < 5.1.17

Fixed in: 5.1.17

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy projectopia || rpm -q projectopia || projectopia --version

2. UPGRADE to 5.1.17 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade projectopia

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade projectopia

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-3952?

projectopia: upgrade to 5.1.17. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-3952 being exploited?

CVE-2025-3952 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-3952 affect?

CVE-2025-3952 affects projectopia. Severity is high (CVSS 8.1). The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'pto_remove_logo' function in all versions

How urgent is CVE-2025-3952?

Priority 38/100. High severity

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