Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-47619

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-23
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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71/100
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 6Storage 6Storage Rentals 6storage-rentals allows Path Traversal.This issue affects 6Storage Rentals: from n/a through <= 2.20.2.

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 combined with path traversal vulnerability in 6Storage Rentals application versions up to 2.20.2 allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to access files outside the intended web root directory by manipulating file path inputs without proper authorization checks.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all file access operations and validate/sanitize file path inputs to prevent directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../). Enforce least-privilege access controls and verify user permissions before allowing file operations.

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

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

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

  1. Identify installed 6Storage Rentals version
    Locate the application's version number in the admin dashboard (typically under Help > About or Settings > System Info), or check the version file in the web root directory (often version.php, or a config file containing a 'version' or 'app_version' key)
    Affected if The installed version is 2.20.2 or lower (any version up to and including 2.20.2)
  2. Verify file upload/download functionality is exposed
    Identify endpoints that handle file operations - look for routes containing patterns like '/file/', '/upload/', '/download/', '/attachment/', or '/media/' in your web server logs or application routing configuration
    Affected if The application exposes any file handling endpoints without requiring elevated permissions
  3. Check for authorization on file access endpoints
    Review the application's access control configuration or source code to determine if file retrieval endpoints validate user permissions before serving files. Check if endpoints can be accessed without authentication or with low-privilege accounts
    Affected if File access endpoints are accessible to unauthenticated users or allow access to files belonging to other users/tenants without proper authorization checks
  4. Inspect path validation on file operations
    Examine how the application handles file path inputs - check if the code validates or sanitizes path parameters to prevent directory traversal sequences (such as '../' or '..\') before using them in file operations
    Affected if File path parameters are used directly without sanitization or validation to prevent traversal outside the intended directory

A user is affected if the installed 6Storage Rentals version is 2.20.2 or lower AND the application exposes file handling endpoints that lack proper authorization checks and path validation.

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 checks on all file access operations and validate/sanitize file path inputs to prevent directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../). Enforce least-privilege access controls and verify user permissions before allowing file operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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