CVE-2023-25017
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 · uneditedRIFARTEK IOT Wall has a vulnerability of incorrect authorization. An authenticated remote attacker with general user privilege is allowed to perform specific privileged function to access and modify all sensitive data.
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 RIFARTEK IOT Wall suffers from an incorrect authorization vulnerability where the application fails to properly enforce privilege boundaries. An authenticated user with only general (low) privileges can access and execute administrative functions, allowing unauthorized access to and modification of sensitive system data.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 22CVSS 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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 Rifartek IOT Wall installationIdentify the system by checking the product name in the web interface header, login page, or API response headers. Look for 'Rifartek' or 'IOT Wall' branding in the application.Affected if The system is not Rifartek IOT Wall product.
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Verify installed version is 22Locate the version information typically found in the system settings, about page, or in the footer of the web interface. Compare against the affected version 22.Affected if The installed version is exactly version 22.
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Confirm presence of role-based access controlCheck if the application implements multiple user privilege levels (such as admin, user, guest). Look for role configuration menus, user management pages, or privilege indicators in user profiles.Affected if No RBAC system or multiple user roles exist.
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Inspect authorization enforcement on privileged functionsReview the application's session or token configuration to determine if administrative endpoints validate user roles server-side. Check if admin functions are accessible based on role claims in authentication tokens.Affected if Privileged admin functions do not validate user authorization level server-side before executing.
The environment is affected if it runs Rifartek IOT Wall version 22 and permits authenticated users with low or general privileges to access or execute administrative functions without proper authorization validation.
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 dataImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) and ensure all privileged functions validate the user's authorization level before executing sensitive operations. Enforce server-side authorization checks rather than relying on client-side controls.
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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.
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