CVE-2024-56071
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in mikeleembruggen Simple Dashboard simple-dashboard allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Dashboard: from n/a through <= 2.0.
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 incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Simple Dashboard application allows authenticated or unauthenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what they should have. This is a classic authorization bypass where the application fails to properly validate or enforce role-based access controls, potentially allowing standard users to gain administrative capabilities.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Simple Dashboard is installedLook for Simple Dashboard application files, services, or web interfaces in your environment. Check common installation paths or search for 'simple-dashboard' in your application inventory.Affected if Simple Dashboard application is present in the environment
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Determine the installed versionCheck the application version by examining the installed package, config file, or the application's 'about' or 'version' endpoint if available. Compare against any official version releases.Affected if The installed version has not been patched for privilege escalation vulnerabilities
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Review user role assignmentsExamine the application's user database, configuration files, or admin panel to list all user accounts and their assigned roles. Identify which users have roles other than administrator.Affected if Multiple role types exist and some users have elevated privileges defined in the system
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Test authorization on sensitive functionsLog in as a low-privileged authenticated user and attempt to access administrative functions, settings, or data that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles. Note which endpoints or features accept requests from lower-privileged accounts.Affected if Lower-privileged users can access administrative functions or data they should not be authorized to view or modify
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Check role-based access control configurationReview the application's RBAC configuration files, middleware settings, or authorization logic to verify that role checks are enforced on sensitive operations. Look for explicit authorization validation on admin endpoints.Affected if Authorization checks are missing, weak, or can be bypassed for sensitive operations
If Simple Dashboard is running and low-privileged users can access administrative functions without proper authorization enforcement, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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 and enforce proper role-based access control (RBAC) with explicit privilege checks at every sensitive operation, ensuring users can only access resources and functions appropriate to their assigned role.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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