Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-31816

MEDIUM · 5.4 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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60/100
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 pietro Mobile App Canvas mobile-app allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Mobile App Canvas: from n/a through <= 3.8.2.

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

This is a Missing Authorization (Broken Access Control) vulnerability in Mobile App Canvas. The application incorrectly configures access control security levels, allowing authenticated or unauthenticated users to access resources or functions beyond their intended privileges. This is a server-side authorization bypass affecting Mobile App Canvas versions up to and including 3.8.2.

MitigationImplement proper server-side authorization checks for all sensitive operations and resources. Review and correct the access control security level configurations to ensure proper privilege separation. Update to a patched version if available from the vendor.

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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
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

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  1. Identify Mobile App Canvas version
    Locate the version information in the application administrative interface, or check the software build/version file, or run: [command to display version] if available from product documentation
    Affected if version is 3.8.2 or lower (any version up to and including 3.8.2)
  2. Locate access control security level configuration
    Access the application configuration files or administrative settings where security levels and authorization policies are defined; look for settings controlling user privilege separation
    Affected if access control security level is set to a permissive or incorrect value that allows privilege escalation
  3. Verify authorization controls on sensitive functions
    Review the application endpoint configurations and permission mappings for server-side operations, checking which roles or security levels can access administrative or elevated functions
    Affected if sensitive functions or resources are accessible without proper authorization checks or with insufficient privilege requirements
  4. Test for horizontal or vertical privilege escalation
    Using an authenticated test account with limited privileges, attempt to access resources or functions reserved for higher-privileged roles; also test with an unauthenticated session
    Affected if lower-privileged or unauthenticated users can access resources or operations intended only for higher-privileged accounts

A user is affected if Mobile App Canvas version is 3.8.2 or lower AND the access control security level configuration permits unauthorized access to privileged resources or functions.

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 server-side authorization checks for all sensitive operations and resources. Review and correct the access control security level configurations to ensure proper privilege separation. Update to a patched version if available from the vendor.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
21.0 hours of engineering $3,680
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