CVE-2024-48217
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 · uneditedAn 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 confidenceAn 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.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SiSMART dashboard installationLocate 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
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Verify installed version is 7.4.0Check 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)
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Identify dashboard endpoints and object referencesReview 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
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Test for missing authorization on object accessWith 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
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Check for consistent authorization validationReview 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.
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 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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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