CVE-2025-31736
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in richtexteditor Rich Text Editor richtexteditor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Rich Text Editor: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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 confidenceA Missing Authorization vulnerability exists in richtexteditor Rich Text Editor version <= 1.0.1, where the application fails to properly enforce access control checks. This allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions, potentially bypassing intended access restrictions.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify richtexteditor installation and versionLocate the richtexteditor component in your application (check for files like richtexteditor.js, editor.js, or a richtexteditor directory). Check version.js, package.json, or any version file within the richtexteditor package to determine the installed version number.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.1 or any earlier version (e.g., 1.0.0, 0.x.x)
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Locate security configuration filesSearch for configuration files related to richtexteditor security settings. Look for files named config.js, settings.js, security.json, or similar that may contain security level, access control, or permission settings.Affected if Security configuration files exist but lack proper authorization enforcement or have 'security level' settings that can be bypassed
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Examine API endpoints for access controlReview the richtexteditor backend API endpoints or server-side handlers (if present). Check whether endpoints for saving, loading, or managing content require authentication or authorization validation before executing operations.Affected if Any content management endpoints (save, delete, upload) lack proper authorization checks or rely solely on client-side security configurations
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Review security level implementationInspect the code for 'securitylevel', 'security', or 'access' parameters. Verify whether the application validates these settings server-side or accepts them from client requests without verification.Affected if Security level settings are accepted from client input without server-side validation or can be manipulated by users
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Check for unprotected admin or management functionsIdentify any administrative functions within richtexteditor (e.g., template management, configuration changes, file operations). Determine if these functions require elevated privileges or proper session validation.Affected if Administrative or sensitive operations are accessible without proper authorization or session verification
You are affected if richtexteditor version is 1.0.1 or lower AND security configurations or endpoint access controls are missing or can be bypassed.
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 across all endpoints and functionality, ensuring that security level configurations are correctly enforced and validated before granting access to sensitive operations.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-31736 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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