CVE-2024-7265
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 User Management vulnerability in Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy EZD RP allows logged-in user to change the password of any user, including root user, which could lead to privilege escalation. This issue affects EZD RP: from 15 before 15.84, from 16 before 16.15, from 17 before 17.2.
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 · high confidenceEZD RP electronic document management system contains an incorrect user management vulnerability allowing any authenticated user to change passwords for any user account, including the root/administrator account. This authorization failure enables complete privilege escalation by simply changing the root user's password.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 15, < 15.84>= 16, < 16.15>= 17, < 17.2CVSS 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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Identify EZD RP versionLocate the EZD RP installation directory and check the version file or product information. Common paths include the program folder or system configuration files where version metadata is stored.Affected if The installed version falls within these ranges: >= 15 and < 15.84, >= 16 and < 16.15, or >= 17 and < 17.2.
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Confirm user management module is activeCheck if the user management or authentication module is enabled in the EZD RP configuration. Look for user management settings in the admin console or configuration files.Affected if The user management module is enabled and accessible to authenticated users.
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Review access control logs for password reset eventsExamine EZD RP logs for password reset operations, particularly those targeting privileged accounts or accounts other than the requesting user. Check authentication and admin logs in the default log directory.Affected if Logs show password reset requests initiated by lower-privilege users targeting the root account or other privileged users.
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Verify integrity of user account passwordsIf possible, compare current password hashes or last-modified timestamps for user accounts against known baselines. Check if any unexpected password changes occurred for administrative accounts.Affected if Password reset dates or hashes for privileged accounts do not match expected values or were changed unexpectedly.
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Check for unauthorized privileged sessionsReview active sessions or recent login history for privileged accounts to identify sessions that may have been created using reset credentials.Affected if Privileged account logins occurred from unexpected sources or at times not initiated by legitimate administrators.
A system is affected if EZD RP versions 15.x before 15.84, 16.x before 16.15, or 17.x before 17.2 are running with the user management module enabled, and evidence of unauthorized password resets or privilege escalation exists in logs or account state.
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.
dbcve · scoped15.8416.1517.2
Apply vendor patches (versions 15.84, 16.15, 17.2 or later) to remediate the authorization flaw in the password change functionality.
Upgrade to EZD RP 15.84, 16.15, or 17.2 depending on your major version branch
- Identify the currently installed EZD RP version using the system administration interface or version check command
- Download the appropriate fixed version (15.84 for 15.x, 16.15 for 16.x, or 17.2 for 17.x) from the official vendor distribution channels
- Back up the current database and configuration files before proceeding with the upgrade
- Stop the EZD RP service to prevent data inconsistency during the upgrade process
- Install the new version following the standard upgrade procedure documented in the vendor's deployment guide
- Verify the installation was successful and the service starts correctly
- Confirm the authorization fix is applied by testing that regular users can no longer modify passwords of other users
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-7265 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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