CVE-2024-54251
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in prodigycommerce Prodigy Commerce prodigy-commerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Prodigy Commerce: from n/a through <= 3.1.2.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in Prodigy Commerce allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels. The product fails to properly enforce authorization checks for certain operations or resources, potentially allowing users to access functionality or data beyond their intended privilege level. This is a Broken Access Control (BAC) class vulnerability where the access control model is misconfigured.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Identify if Prodigy Commerce is installedSearch for Prodigy Commerce files, directories, or application instances on the system. Look for product markers, DLLs, or application folders containing 'Prodigy' or 'Commerce' in the name.Affected if Prodigy Commerce software is found on the system
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Locate the application configuration filesFind the configuration files for the Prodigy Commerce installation, typically in the application root directory, config subfolder, or web.config for ASP.NET implementations.Affected if Configuration files exist and contain access control or authorization settings
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Review role-based access control (RBAC) settingsExamine the authorization configuration for defined roles, permissions, and how they are enforced. Look for any roles with excessive privileges or misconfigured permission assignments.Affected if RBAC is implemented but contains misconfigured roles or overly permissive access rules
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Test authorization enforcement on sensitive endpointsIf you have access to the running application, attempt to access functionality or data outside your current user role scope to see if authorization is properly enforced.Affected if A lower-privileged user can access higher-privileged functions or data they should not have access to
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Check for explicit authorization attributes on sensitive functionsReview the codebase or configuration for sensitive operations to verify that authorization checks are explicitly defined and enforced, not relying on implicit or default behaviors.Affected if Sensitive functions lack explicit authorization checks or rely on insecure defaults
The environment is affected if Prodigy Commerce is installed and the authorization model has misconfigured access control that allows privilege escalation beyond intended role permissions.
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 proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC) consistently across the application, and validate user permissions before granting access to protected resources.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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