Authorization Bypass (IDOR)Weakness · CWE-639

CVE-2024-10497

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability exists that could allow an authorized attacker to modify values outside those defined by their privileges (Elevation of Privileges) when the attacker sends modified HTTPS requests to the device.

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 confidence

CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to manipulate key values in HTTPS requests to access or modify data outside their authorized scope, resulting in elevation of privileges on the affected device.

MitigationImplement proper server-side authorization validation ensuring all resource access requests are validated against the authenticated user's permissions, regardless of any user-controllable key parameters in the request.

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CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Identify the installed software version
    Locate the software's version information through its admin interface, command-line tool, or system files (check documentation for version location)
    Affected if The installed version falls within any vulnerable version range for this CVE, if known
  2. Confirm authenticated access is possible
    Verify that user accounts can be created and authenticated on the system, as this vulnerability requires an authenticated attacker
    Affected if The system accepts and processes authenticated user sessions
  3. Identify endpoints accepting user-controllable key parameters
    Review API documentation or intercept HTTPS requests to find parameters that accept IDs, references, or keys that a user might control (such as object IDs, record IDs, or resource identifiers)
    Affected if The application exposes endpoints where users can submit key values in requests
  4. Verify authorization validation on key parameters
    Test whether the application properly validates that the authenticated user has permission to access or modify the specific resource identified by the user-controllable key, regardless of the key value submitted
    Affected if The application does not validate user permissions based on the user-controllable key, allowing unauthorized access to resources outside the user's scope
  5. Check for privilege escalation behavior
    Attempt to access or modify resources belonging to other users or higher-privilege accounts by manipulating key values while authenticated as a lower-privilege user
    Affected if An authenticated user can access or modify data outside their authorized scope by manipulating key values

A user is affected if they are running a version within the vulnerable range and the application permits authenticated users to manipulate key parameters to access resources beyond their authorized permissions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper server-side authorization validation ensuring all resource access requests are validated against the authenticated user's permissions, regardless of any user-controllable key parameters in the request.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,880
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