Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-31774

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-01
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 WebProtect.ai Astra Security Suite getastra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Astra Security Suite: from n/a through <= 0.2.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in WebProtect.ai Astra Security Suite allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to protected resources or functionality that should require proper authentication and authorization checks.

MitigationImplement proper and consistent authorization validation on all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring access control security levels are correctly configured according to the principle of least privilege.

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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
None

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

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  1. Identify Astra Security Suite installation
    Locate the WebProtect.ai Astra Security Suite in your environment - check for installed plugins, extensions, or integrated security modules by reviewing your web application security stack, CMS plugins, or server configurations
    Affected if Astra Security Suite is present in the environment
  2. Review access control security level settings
    Access the Astra Security Suite admin dashboard or configuration panel and locate the access control or security level settings. Examine whether security levels are set to enforce proper authorization checks on protected resources
    Affected if Access control security levels are configured to allow bypass or are set too permissively
  3. Identify protected endpoints and resources
    Catalog sensitive endpoints in your application that should require authorization (admin panels, user data endpoints, configuration pages, API routes). Document which should be restricted versus publicly accessible
    Affected if Protected resources exist that rely on Astra for access control
  4. Test authorization enforcement on restricted resources
    Attempt to access protected endpoints without valid authentication credentials or with insufficient privileges. Observe whether the system correctly denies access or allows unauthorized entry
    Affected if The system allows unauthorized access to resources that should require authentication
  5. Verify access control configuration consistency
    Review multiple access control rules across different modules or sections of Astra Security Suite. Compare configurations to ensure consistent enforcement of authorization checks throughout
    Affected if Inconsistent or misconfigured access control rules are found across the security suite

You are affected if WebProtect.ai Astra Security Suite is installed and access control security levels are misconfigured or fail to enforce proper authorization on protected resources.

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 and consistent authorization validation on all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring access control security levels are correctly configured according to the principle of least privilege.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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