Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2025-13483

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-11-25
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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97/100
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
SiRcom SMART Alert (SiSA) allows unauthorized access to backend APIs. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the login screen using browser developer tools, gaining access to restricted parts of the application.

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 confidence

SiRcom SMART Alert (SiSA) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where backend API endpoints do not perform proper authorization checks. An unauthenticated attacker can use browser developer tools to modify requests or responses, bypassing the login screen and accessing restricted API functionality.

MitigationImplement server-side authentication and authorization validation on all backend API endpoints, ensuring that every API request verifies the user's identity and permissions regardless of client-side session state.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 if SiRcom SMART Alert (SiSA) is installed
    Check your application inventory or list of running services for 'SiSA', 'SMART Alert', or 'SiRcom SMART Alert'
    Affected if The product is present in your environment
  2. Identify API endpoint base URL
    Locate API endpoint references in application documentation, or inspect browser network traffic when using the application to identify API URL patterns (typically /api/ or /rest/ paths)
    Affected if API endpoints are present and accessible
  3. Test API endpoint accessibility without authentication
    Using a tool like curl or Burp Suite, send a request to a known API endpoint (such as /api/users, /api/settings, or similar) WITHOUT including any session token, cookie, or Authorization header
    Affected if The API returns successful data or a 2xx response instead of 401 Unauthorized or 403 Forbidden
  4. Verify API authorization is enforced server-side
    Attempt to access restricted API functions (such as administrative operations or data retrieval endpoints) while deliberately tampering or omitting session credentials to see if the server rejects the request
    Affected if The server allows access to restricted API functions without valid authentication
  5. Check for client-side only security controls
    Review the application's architecture to determine if API endpoints rely on client-side session state (cookies, local storage) without server-side validation, or test by modifying request/response via browser developer tools
    Affected if API endpoints accept requests based solely on client-side session state without independent server-side verification

If SiRcom SMART Alert (SiSA) is running and API endpoints are accessible or respond successfully without proper server-side authentication validation, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement server-side authentication and authorization validation on all backend API endpoints, ensuring that every API request verifies the user's identity and permissions regardless of client-side session state.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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