Improper Access ControlWeakness · CWE-284

CVE-2025-3113

CRITICAL · 9.0 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-04-17
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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96/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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
A valid, authenticated user with sufficient privileges and who is aware of Continuous Compliance’s internal database configurations can leverage the application’s built-in Connector functionality to access Continuous Compliance’s internal database. This allows the user to explore the internal database schema and export its data, including the properties of Connecters and Rule Sets.

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

This is an authenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in Continuous Compliance where the built-in Connector functionality can be exploited to access the application's internal database. An authenticated user with sufficient privileges can bypass intended access boundaries to explore the database schema and export sensitive data including Connector and Rule Set properties.

MitigationRestrict and validate access to the internal database through the Connector functionality by implementing proper authorization checks and limiting database access to only necessary operations.

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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
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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.

dbcve checks

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

  1. Identify the Continuous Compliance product and version
    Locate the installed Continuous Compliance application and retrieve its version number through the product's UI, about page, or command-line interface
    Affected if The installed version falls within any affected version range (compare to vendor-provided version information)
  2. Verify Connector functionality status
    Check whether the built-in Connector feature is enabled in the application's configuration or administration settings
    Affected if Connector functionality is enabled and accessible to authenticated users
  3. Review user privilege assignments
    Examine user accounts and their assigned privilege levels within the Continuous Compliance system, focusing on users with elevated or administrative access
    Affected if Any authenticated user possesses privileges that include access to Connector functionality and database interaction capabilities
  4. Inspect database access configuration
    Review the application's configuration files, access controls, or permission settings related to internal database connectivity through Connector
    Affected if Database access via Connector is not explicitly restricted or lacks proper authorization enforcement
  5. Audit Connector usage logs
    Search application logs for any instances of database schema exploration or sensitive data exports performed through Connector functionality
    Affected if Logs show unauthorized database schema access or sensitive data exports that occurred via Connector

A user is affected if they run a vulnerable version of Continuous Compliance with Connector functionality enabled, where authenticated users with elevated privileges can bypass authorization to access the internal database.

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

Restrict and validate access to the internal database through the Connector functionality by implementing proper authorization checks and limiting database access to only necessary operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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