Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-22670

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-27
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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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 e4jvikwp VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS vikbooking allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.

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 · moderate confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to access resources or perform actions beyond their intended privileges due to incorrectly configured access control security levels in versions up to 1.7.2.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC) consistently across the application, and verify the fix against the OWASP Access Control Cheat Sheet.

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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
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

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  1. Identify VikBooking installation and version
    Locate the VikBooking installation directory and check the version file (commonly version.php or similar version declaration in the main component file). In Joomla installations, check the component manifest or admin interface.
    Affected if Installed version is 1.7.2 or earlier
  2. Confirm web interface exposure
    Determine if the VikBooking web interface is publicly accessible or accessible to untrusted users via HTTP/HTTPS requests.
    Affected if The application is exposed to untrusted networks or users
  3. Review access control configuration
    Inspect the access control settings in the VikBooking admin panel under user permissions, access levels, or security settings. Verify that role-based access controls are properly defined.
    Affected if Access control settings are missing, misconfigured, or allow overly permissive user roles
  4. Check for unauthorized access indicators
    Review application logs, access logs, and audit trails for unusual access patterns, privilege escalation attempts, or actions performed by users beyond their assigned roles.
    Affected if Logs show access attempts or actions performed outside assigned user privileges
  5. Verify sensitive endpoint protection
    Test access to sensitive administrative functions, booking management, customer data, and configuration pages using an unprivileged or unauthenticated account.
    Affected if Unprivileged or unauthenticated users can access sensitive endpoints or perform administrative actions

You are affected if VikBooking version 1.7.2 or earlier is installed and exposed, especially if access control is misconfigured or allows unauthorized access to sensitive functions.

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 on all sensitive endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC) consistently across the application, and verify the fix against the OWASP Access Control Cheat Sheet.

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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