CVE-2025-25968
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 · uneditedDDSN Interactive cm3 Acora CMS version 10.1.1 contains an improper access control vulnerability. An editor-privileged user can access sensitive information, such as system administrator credentials, by force browsing the endpoint and exploiting the 'file' parameter. By referencing specific files (e.g., cm3.xml), attackers can bypass access controls, leading to account takeover and potential privilege escalation.
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 confidenceIn DDSN Interactive cm3 Acora CMS 10.1.1, an improper access control vulnerability allows editor-privileged users to bypass authorization checks by force browsing the file parameter endpoint. By requesting sensitive files such as cm3.xml through this parameter, attackers can obtain system administrator credentials stored in configuration files, enabling account takeover and privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.1.1CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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 Acora CMS version is 10.1.1Locate the CMS installation and check the version number in the system information panel, about page, or version file within the installation directoryAffected if The installed version is exactly 10.1.1
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Confirm editor-level user accounts existCheck the user management section of the CMS admin panel to identify users assigned the editor roleAffected if There are users with editor privileges in the system
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Check if file parameter endpoint is accessibleAttempt to access the file parameter endpoint by sending a request to a known file-related URL path within the CMS, such as a download or view page that accepts a file parameterAffected if The endpoint responds and accepts file parameters without requiring administrator authentication
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Verify cm3.xml is reachable without admin authSend an HTTP GET request to the file parameter endpoint requesting cm3.xml (for example: /path/to/file?file=cm3.xml or similar URL pattern), observing whether the file contents are returned without prompting for admin credentialsAffected if The cm3.xml file is returned in the response without administrator-level authentication being required
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Inspect user role permissions for file accessReview the role-based access control settings in the CMS admin panel to confirm that editor users are not explicitly denied access to configuration files, or examine server logs for unauthorized access attempts to cm3.xmlAffected if Editor users have permissions that allow access to configuration files, or access attempts to cm3.xml succeed without proper authorization
Your environment is affected if you are running exactly version 10.1.1 of DDSN cm3 Acora CMS and the file parameter endpoint allows editor-privileged users to retrieve the cm3.xml configuration file without proper authorization checks.
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 on all file-related endpoints to enforce role-based access control, and restrict or disable direct access to configuration files (cm3.xml) for non-administrative users.
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