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Authorization Bypass (IDOR)Weakness · CWE-639

CVE-2025-13003

HIGH · 7.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable 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
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Aksis Computer Services and Consulting Inc. AxOnboard allows Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers. This issue affects AxOnboard: from 3.2.0 before 3.3.0.

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 confidence

Authorization bypass vulnerability in AxOnboard where user-controlled keys allow exploitation of trusted identifiers. The vulnerability permits attackers to manipulate object references or session identifiers to access unauthorized resources or functionality, likely due to insufficient validation of user-supplied identifiers against session state.

MitigationUpgrade AxOnboard to version 3.3.0 or later. If upgrade is immediately impractical, implement strict server-side validation of all user-controlled identifiers against authenticated session context and enforce authorization checks before any resource 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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.

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  1. Identify AxOnboard installation
    Locate the AxOnboard application or service in your environment. Check for installed packages, running services, or application directories named 'AxOnboard' or similar variants.
    Affected if AxOnboard software is present in the environment
  2. Determine installed AxOnboard version
    Query the installed version using package manager, application metadata, or runtime version information (e.g., --version flag, about page, or version file in installation directory). Compare against the affected range: versions prior to 3.3.0.
    Affected if Installed version is earlier than 3.3.0 or version cannot be determined
  3. Verify user-controlled identifier handling
    Inspect application logs, request parameters, or API endpoints that accept user-supplied keys, object references, or session identifiers. Look for endpoints that process these identifiers without explicit session validation.
    Affected if Application accepts and processes user-controlled identifiers in requests
  4. Check authorization validation logic
    Review access control code, middleware, or configuration to determine if user-supplied identifiers are validated against the authenticated session context before granting resource access.
    Affected if No server-side validation exists or validation can be bypassed for user-supplied identifiers

You are affected if AxOnboard version is below 3.3.0 and the application processes user-controlled identifiers without strict session-bound validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade AxOnboard to version 3.3.0 or later. If upgrade is immediately impractical, implement strict server-side validation of all user-controlled identifiers against authenticated session context and enforce authorization checks before any resource access.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

3.3.0

  1. 1. Identify all deployments of AxOnboard version 3.2.0 through 3.2.x in your environment
  2. 2. Review the AxOnboard release notes or change log for version 3.3.0 to understand changes and any known migration requirements
  3. 3. Create a backup of the current AxOnboard configuration and database
  4. 4. Test the upgrade in a staging or development environment before deploying to production
  5. 5. Upgrade AxOnboard from version 3.2.x to version 3.3.0 or later
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the application version and testing core functionality
  7. 7. Confirm the authorization bypass vulnerability is remediated by testing access controls
Caveat Review release notes for 3.3.0 for any configuration or behavioral changes before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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