Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2025-48695

MEDIUM · 6.4 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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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
An issue was discovered in CyberDAVA before 1.1.20. A privilege escalation vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to escalate their privilege by abusing the following API due to the lack of access control: /api/v2/users/user/<user id>/role/ROLE/<Target role> (admin access can be achieved).

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 · high confidence

CyberDAVA before version 1.1.20 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the API endpoint /api/v2/users/user/<user id>/role/ROLE/<Target role> lacks proper access control validation. This allows any authenticated user, including low-privileged users, to modify role assignments for themselves or other users, enabling escalation to admin privileges.

MitigationUpgrade CyberDAVA to version 1.1.20 or later which implements proper role-based access control validation on the user role modification API endpoint.

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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
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

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  1. Identify if CyberDAVA is installed
    Locate CyberDAVA installation directory or check for cyberdava process running. Common locations include /opt/cyberdava, /usr/local/cyberdava, or check system processes for cyberdava daemon.
    Affected if CyberDAVA software is present in the environment
  2. Determine installed CyberDAVA version
    Check version file in installation directory (version.txt, VERSION) or run: cyberdava --version or cyberdava -v. Compare against 1.1.20.
    Affected if Installed version is before 1.1.20 (e.g., 1.1.19, 1.1.18, 1.0.x, etc.)
  3. Verify API endpoint is accessible
    Attempt to access or probe the endpoint /api/v2/users/user/<user id>/role/ROLE/<Target role> using curl or similar tool with valid authentication credentials.
    Affected if API endpoint responds and accepts requests from authenticated users
  4. Check for low-privileged user accounts
    List all CyberDAVA users and their current role assignments through the user management interface or API to identify accounts with non-admin roles.
    Affected if At least one non-admin authenticated user exists who could exploit the vulnerability to escalate privileges

A user is affected if CyberDAVA version is before 1.1.20 AND the vulnerable API endpoint is accessible to authenticated non-admin users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade CyberDAVA to version 1.1.20 or later which implements proper role-based access control validation on the user role modification API endpoint.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

CyberDAVA 1.1.20 or later

  1. Upgrade CyberDAVA to version 1.1.20 or later to resolve the privilege escalation vulnerability

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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