CVE-2025-31513
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in AlertEnterprise Guardian 4.1.14.2.2.1. One can elevate to administrator privileges via the IsAdminApprover parameter in a Request%20Building%20Access requestSubmit API call. The vendor has stated that the system is protected by updating to a version equal to or greater than one of the following build numbers: 4.1.12.2.1.19, 4.1.12.5.2.36, 4.1.13.0.60, 4.1.13.2.0.3.39, 4.1.13.2.0.3.41, 4.1.13.2.42, 4.1.13.2.25.44, 4.1.14.0.13, 4.1.14.0.43, 4.1.14.0.48, and 4.1.14.1.5.32.
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 confidenceAlertEnterprise Guardian allows regular users to escalate privileges to administrator by manipulating the IsAdminApprover parameter in the Request Building Access requestSubmit API call. This is a parameter tampering/IDOR vulnerability that enables unauthorized privilege escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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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Identify AlertEnterprise Guardian installationLocate the AlertEnterprise Guardian application installation directory, check the admin interface, or query the application for its version number via the web UI or API.Affected if The product is AlertEnterprise Guardian and the version is older than 4.1.12.2.1.19, 4.1.12.5.2.36, 4.1.13.0.60, 4.1.13.2.0.3.39, 4.1.13.2.0.3.41, 4.1.13.2.42, 4.1.13.2.25.44, 4.1.14.0.13, 4.1.14.0.43, 4.1.14.0.48, or 4.1.14.1.5.32.
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Verify Building Access module is enabledCheck if the Request Building Access feature or module is active in the AlertEnterprise Guardian system configuration or admin panel.Affected if The Building Access module is enabled and accessible to regular (non-admin) users.
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Confirm API endpoint exposureLocate the requestSubmit API endpoint for Building Access requests. This is typically found under the API paths related to visitor or building access management.Affected if The requestSubmit API endpoint for Building Access is exposed and accepts POST requests from authenticated users.
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Test parameter tampering vulnerabilityUsing an authorized regular user account, submit a Building Access request while including the IsAdminApprover parameter set to true or 1 in the request payload, and observe whether the system accepts this parameter without proper server-side validation.Affected if The API accepts and processes the IsAdminApprover parameter from a regular user request, allowing the user to obtain administrator-level approval rights.
You are affected if your AlertEnterprise Guardian version is older than the fixed versions AND the Building Access requestSubmit API is accessible to regular users who can tamper with the IsAdminApprover parameter.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate AlertEnterprise Guardian to one of the fixed build versions (4.1.12.2.1.19, 4.1.12.5.2.36, 4.1.13.0.60, 4.1.13.2.0.3.39, 4.1.13.2.0.3.41, 4.1.13.2.42, 4.1.13.2.25.44, 4.1.14.0.13, 4.1.14.0.43, 4.1.14.0.48, or 4.1.14.1.5.32) or later.
4.1.14.1.5.32 (or any of the fixed builds: 4.1.12.2.1.19, 4.1.12.5.2.36, 4.1.13.0.60, 4.1.13.2.0.3.39, 4.1.13.2.0.3.41, 4.1.13.2.42, 4.1.13.2.25.44, 4.1.14.0.13, 4.1.14.0.43, 4.1.14.0.48)
- Identify the current AlertEnterprise Guardian version in use by accessing the system's about or version information panel
- Verify the current version is 4.1.14.2.2.1 or another vulnerable version before proceeding
- Contact AlertEnterprise support or access the official upgrade repository to obtain the upgrade package
- Upgrade to one of the vendor-specified fixed build numbers: 4.1.12.2.1.19, 4.1.12.5.2.36, 4.1.13.0.60, 4.1.13.2.0.3.39, 4.1.13.2.0.3.41, 4.1.13.2.42, 4.1.13.2.25.44, 4.1.14.0.13, 4.1.14.0.43, 4.1.14.0.48, or 4.1.14.1.5.32
- Perform the upgrade following AlertEnterprise's standard upgrade procedure documentation
- After upgrade, verify the fix by confirming the system version matches one of the fixed build numbers
- Test the Request Building Access requestSubmit API to confirm the IsAdminApprover parameter no longer allows privilege escalation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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