CVE-2025-2271
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 · uneditedA vulnerability exists in Issuetrak v17.2.2 and prior that allows a low-privileged user to access audit results of other users by exploiting an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the Issuetrak audit component. The vulnerability enables unauthorized access to sensitive information, including user details, network and hardware information, installed programs, running processes, drives, and printers. Due to improper access controls, an attacker can retrieve audit data belonging to other users, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure, privacy violations, and security risks.
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 confidenceAn Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Issuetrak v17.2.2 and prior allows low-privileged users to access audit results of other users by manipulating object references in the audit component. The improper access controls fail to validate that the requesting user owns or has permission to access the specific audit record, enabling unauthorized disclosure of sensitive system information including user details, hardware/network info, installed programs, and running processes.
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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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify Issuetrak versionCheck the installed Issuetrak version by reviewing the application help/about page, or inspect version files in the installation directory. Compare against v17.2.2.Affected if The installed version is v17.2.2 or any prior version.
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Confirm audit component is accessibleDetermine if the audit feature component is enabled and accessible within the Issuetrak application. Check user role permissions to see if low-privileged users can access the audit functionality.Affected if The audit component is enabled and low-privileged (non-admin) user accounts can access it.
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Inspect audit record access controlsReview the application's access control configuration for the audit module. Examine whether the system validates user ownership before returning audit records, or if it accepts object references without ownership verification.Affected if The system does not validate that the requesting user owns or has permission to access the specific audit record before returning data.
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Test cross-user audit accessUsing a low-privileged test account, attempt to access audit records by manipulating object reference parameters (such as record IDs) to access data belonging to other users. Verify if unauthorized access is possible.Affected if Low-privileged users can retrieve audit records belonging to other users by manipulating object references.
A user is affected if they are running Issuetrak v17.2.2 or prior AND the audit component is accessible to low-privileged users without proper ownership validation.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks in the audit component to verify that users can only access their own audit data. All audit record access should validate the current user's identity against the requested resource owner before returning any data.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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