CVE-2023-6515
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 · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Mia Technology Inc. MİA-MED allows Authentication Abuse. This issue affects MİA-MED: before 1.0.7.
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 confidenceMİA-MED before version 1.0.7 contains an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability (CWE-639). The application likely uses a user-supplied parameter (such as an ID, record identifier, or session token) to make authorization decisions without proper validation, allowing an authenticated attacker to access or manipulate resources belonging to other users. This enables authentication abuse where the attacker can impersonate other users or access unauthorized data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 1.0.7CVSS 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
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify the installed Mia Med versionAccess the application's administrative interface, typically found in Help > About, Settings > System Info, or check the version file in the application directory (such as version.txt, app.config, or a database version table). Compare the found version against the affected range of versions prior to 1.0.7.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.6 or earlier.
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Locate authorization-relevant configuration filesSearch the application installation directory for configuration files that control authentication and session management, such as web.config, appsettings.json, security.xml, or similar. Also check database tables that store user roles, permissions, or access control rules.Affected if The application uses user-controlled identifiers (such as user IDs, record IDs, or session tokens) in URL parameters or API requests without validating ownership against the authenticated session.
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Review API endpoints or routes that accept user-supplied keysExamine the application's API documentation, swagger endpoints, or network traffic logs for endpoints that accept parameters like userId, id, recordId, or token directly in the request. These endpoints may allow an authenticated user to access other users' resources by modifying these values.Affected if Endpoints exist that use user-supplied parameters to determine which resource to access without server-side verification that the requesting user owns or has permission to access that resource.
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Audit authentication logs for irregular access patternsReview application logs, audit trails, or access logs for entries showing a single authenticated session accessing multiple different user records in rapid succession, or for requests where the user identifier in the session does not match the resource owner identifier being requested.Affected if Logs show evidence of users accessing records or data belonging to other authenticated users.
You are affected if running Mia Med version 1.0.6 or earlier AND the application has endpoints that rely on user-controlled keys (such as IDs or tokens in requests) for authorization without proper validation of the authenticated user's permissions.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.0.7
Upgrade MİA-MED to version 1.0.7 or later. Additionally, conduct a code review to identify all endpoints that rely on user-controlled keys for authorization and implement proper access control checks that validate the authenticated user's permissions against the requested resource.
1.0.7
- 1. Backup the current Mia Med installation and database before proceeding with any upgrade.
- 2. Download Mia Med version 1.0.7 or later from the official vendor distribution channel.
- 3. Stop the Mia Med service to ensure no active connections during the upgrade.
- 4. Replace the existing Mia Med application files with the new version 1.0.7 files.
- 5. Run any provided database migration scripts included in the version 1.0.7 release.
- 6. Start the Mia Med service and verify the application is running correctly.
- 7. Test that the authorization controls are functioning properly and the IDOR vulnerability is remediated.
- 8. Monitor system logs for any errors or unusual activity following the upgrade.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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