CVE-2024-33818
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 · uneditedGlobitel KSA SpeechLog v8.1 was discovered to contain an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) via the userID parameter.
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 confidenceGlobitel KSA SpeechLog v8.1 contains an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability via the userID parameter. This allows attackers to access or modify unauthorized user data by manipulating the userID value in requests without proper authorization validation.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 SpeechLog installation and versionLocate the SpeechLog application and identify its installed version. Check the application GUI, about page, or installation directory for version information. Compare against the affected version v8.1.Affected if The installed version is Globitel KSA SpeechLog v8.1
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Identify userID parameter exposureReview application URLs, API endpoints, and form parameters for direct references to userID. Examine HTTP requests and responses to see if user identifiers are passed directly as parameters (such as in URLs like /user?userID=123 or API calls with userID in the payload).Affected if The application exposes userID or similar object identifiers directly in request parameters without indirect references
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Test authorization on userID endpointsLog in as one user and attempt to access or modify another user's data by changing the userID parameter value in the request. Also test with an unauthenticated or low-privilege account.Affected if Requests with manipulated userID values successfully return or modify data belonging to other users without authorization errors
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Check for role-based access control enforcementExamine the application's access control architecture to determine if user data access is validated against the authenticated session. Verify that the server verifies the requesting user has permission to access the specific userID before returning data.Affected if The application relies solely on user-supplied userID values without validating session ownership or permissions
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Inspect server-side authorization logicReview application logs, authentication/authorization configuration files, or code if accessible. Look for proper checks that validate the requesting user matches the requested userID before processing requests.Affected if No server-side validation exists to ensure the authenticated user is authorized to access the specific userID resource
A user is affected if they run Globitel KSA SpeechLog v8.1 and the application permits access to arbitrary user data by modifying the userID parameter in requests without proper authorization validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks to validate that the requesting user has permission to access or modify the specific resource identified by userID. Additionally, use indirect references and session-based validation rather than direct object identifiers.
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