Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-31746

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-03
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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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Think201 Clients clients allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clients: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.

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

A Missing Authorization vulnerability exists in Think201 Clients (version <= 1.1.4) where the application fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This could permit unauthorized users to access functionality or data they should not have permissions for.

MitigationImplement proper authorization validation at all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring access control security levels are correctly configured and enforced for all user roles.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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 checks

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

  1. Identify Think201 Clients version
    Check the installed version of Think201 Clients through the application UI, installer properties, or version file (commonly found in 'About' section, installation directory, or version manifest)
    Affected if Installed version is 1.1.4 or lower
  2. Review access control security level configuration
    Inspect application configuration files or settings panel for access control security level definitions, looking for any misconfigured or overly permissive security level settings
    Affected if Access control security levels are set to a level that bypasses authorization checks or are left at default permissive settings
  3. Audit sensitive endpoint access controls
    Test or review application endpoints that handle sensitive operations (user data, administrative functions, configuration changes) to verify authorization is enforced on each
    Affected if Any sensitive endpoint can be accessed or manipulated without proper authorization validation
  4. Verify role-based access control enforcement
    Examine how user roles and permissions are implemented, checking if all critical functions properly validate user permissions before execution
    Affected if User roles or permissions are not properly enforced, allowing unauthorized access to role-restricted functionality

Your environment is affected if Think201 Clients version is 1.1.4 or lower AND the application has sensitive endpoints or access control configurations that lack proper authorization enforcement.

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

Implement proper authorization validation at all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring access control security levels are correctly configured and enforced for all user roles.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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