Authorization Bypass (IDOR)Weakness · CWE-639

CVE-2024-48217

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-01
Mitigation only
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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
An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in the dashboard of SiSMART v7.4.0 allows attackers to execute a horizontal-privilege escalation.

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

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the dashboard of SiSMART v7.4.0 allows authenticated users to access or modify resources belonging to other users at the same privilege level through direct manipulation of object references (such as IDs or parameters) without proper authorization validation.

MitigationImplement robust authorization checks on all dashboard endpoints to validate that the requesting user has permission to access the requested object. Additionally, use indirect references and implement proper access control validation before allowing any resource access.

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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. Confirm SiSMART dashboard installation
    Locate the SiSMART application and identify its running instance. Check for files named 'dashboard', 'smart', or web application directories containing SiSMART components.
    Affected if SiSMART dashboard is present and running on the system
  2. Verify installed version is 7.4.0
    Check the application version file, about page, or HTTP banner for the exact version number. Common locations: config files, headers, or login page metadata.
    Affected if Installed version matches 7.4.0 exactly (or falls within the v7.4.0 release range)
  3. Identify dashboard endpoints and object references
    Review the dashboard's API routes, URLs, and parameter patterns. Look for endpoints that accept record IDs, resource IDs, or other object identifiers in the URL path or query parameters.
    Affected if Dashboard uses direct object references in URLs or API parameters without indirect references
  4. Test for missing authorization on object access
    With two accounts at the same privilege level, attempt to access or modify one user's data by replacing their object ID with another user's object ID in the request. Compare the HTTP responses and data returned.
    Affected if Requests with manipulated object IDs return data from a different user account without authorization errors
  5. Check for consistent authorization validation
    Review server-side code or intercept requests to verify that all dashboard endpoints validate whether the authenticated user owns or has permission to access the requested object before returning data.
    Affected if Some or all endpoints lack proper authorization checks and allow cross-user data access

A user is affected if running SiSMART v7.4.0 dashboard and direct object references can be manipulated to access or modify other users' data without authorization errors.

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 robust authorization checks on all dashboard endpoints to validate that the requesting user has permission to access the requested object. Additionally, use indirect references and implement proper access control validation before allowing any resource access.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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