Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-22265

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-31
Mitigation only
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in mgplugin EMI Calculator emi-calculator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects EMI Calculator: from n/a through <= 1.1.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in mgplugin EMI Calculator allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive functionality due to incorrectly configured access control security levels, enabling them to bypass intended permission boundaries.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks and role-based access control (RBAC) to validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive EMI Calculator operations and data.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify mgplugin EMI Calculator installation
    Check your web application or plugin directory for the presence of the mgplugin EMI Calculator component. Look for files or modules named 'mgplugin', 'emi_calculator', or similar in your application structure.
    Affected if mgplugin EMI Calculator is present in the environment
  2. Locate EMI Calculator endpoint
    Identify the URL path or API endpoint that serves the EMI Calculator functionality. Common patterns include /emi, /calculator, /emi-calculator, or plugins/emi/ in the web root.
    Affected if An EMI Calculator endpoint exists and is accessible via web
  3. Test unauthenticated access to sensitive operations
    Attempt to access the EMI Calculator functionality without providing any authentication credentials (cookies, tokens, or session ID). Use a tool like curl or a browser incognito window to send requests to the identified endpoint.
    Affected if The EMI Calculator functionality returns valid responses without requiring authentication
  4. Verify authorization controls on EMI operations
    Inspect the source code or configuration of the EMI Calculator module to determine if authorization checks (role verification, permission validation, or session validation) are performed before returning sensitive data or executing operations.
    Affected if No authorization checks are implemented or they can be bypassed
  5. Check access control security level configuration
    Review the security configuration for the mgplugin, specifically looking for access control settings, security levels, or permission definitions related to the EMI Calculator module.
    Affected if Access control is misconfigured or set to an insecure level (e.g., allowing public access to protected functions)

A user is affected if the mgplugin EMI Calculator is installed and its sensitive functionality can be accessed or manipulated without proper authentication or authorization validation.

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

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

Implement proper authorization checks and role-based access control (RBAC) to validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive EMI Calculator operations and data.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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