Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-50476

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-29
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in GRÜN Software Group GmbH GRÜN spendino Spendenformular spendino allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GRÜN spendino Spendenformular: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

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

A missing authorization vulnerability in GRÜN spendino Spendenformular allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges, likely by accessing administrative functions or sensitive operations without proper authorization checks. The critical CVSS score indicates the flaw is easily exploitable and can lead to full compromise of the application's authorization model.

MitigationImplement proper role-based authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring users can only access resources appropriate to their privilege level. Validate authorization at every layer (presentation, business logic, and data 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if GRÜN spendino Spendenformular is deployed
    Search for files, directories, or web applications containing 'spendino' or 'spendenformular' in the web root, application directories, or running web services. Check server configurations for associated virtual hosts or application mappings.
    Affected if The application is present in the environment
  2. Locate administrative endpoints or functions
    Search the application codebase for routes, URLs, or functions associated with admin, privilege escalation, role management, or sensitive operations. Common patterns include /admin, /manage, /privileges, or functions checking user roles.
    Affected if Administrative or privileged functions are found in the application
  3. Test for missing authorization on sensitive endpoints
    Attempt to access identified administrative functions directly via HTTP requests without providing valid credentials or with a low-privilege account. Observe whether the application returns the requested resource or performs the action without rejecting the request.
    Affected if Requests to administrative functions succeed without proper authentication or authorization validation
  4. Inspect authorization logic in the codebase
    Review the application source code for authorization check implementations. Search for patterns like role verification, permission checks, or access control lists before executing sensitive operations. Look for missing or commented-out authorization checks.
    Affected if Authorization checks are absent, incomplete, or bypassed before sensitive operations
  5. Check for direct object reference vulnerabilities
    Examine API endpoints or functions that accept user input (IDs, parameters) to access resources. Test whether modifying these parameters allows accessing other users' data or admin functions without authorization.
    Affected if Resource access is granted based solely on direct parameter manipulation without verifying ownership or permissions

A user is affected if the GRÜN spendino Spendenformular application is present and sensitive administrative functions can be accessed or executed without proper authorization validation.

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 role-based authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring users can only access resources appropriate to their privilege level. Validate authorization at every layer (presentation, business logic, and data access).

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
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