CVE-2025-49990
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in contentstudio Contentstudio contentstudio allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Contentstudio: from n/a through <= 1.3.7.
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 confidenceMissing authorization in Contentstudio allows attackers to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs. The vulnerability exists in versions through 1.3.7, where certain endpoints or application functions lack proper access control checks, potentially enabling unauthorized users to perform actions restricted to authenticated or privileged users.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine Contentstudio installation versionLocate the version information for your Contentstudio installation. Check package files (package.json, composer.json, or similar), the application itself (often visible in admin panels or /about pages), or the deployed application files. Compare the found version against the affected range (1.3.7 and below).Affected if The installed version is 1.3.7 or any version below 1.3.7.
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Identify exposed application endpointsReview your Contentstudio deployment to enumerate available HTTP endpoints, API routes, or application functions. This can be done by reviewing application documentation, accessing the application routing configuration, or using web vulnerability scanning tools to map the attack surface.Affected if Sensitive administrative, user management, or data access endpoints exist and are accessible without proper authentication checks.
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Test endpoint access controlsAttempt to access identified endpoints with different user contexts: (1) without any authentication (as an anonymous user), (2) as a regular authenticated user with limited privileges, and (3) as an administrator. Compare the responses and actions allowed for each context.Affected if Endpoints return unauthorized or restricted content, or allow privileged actions (such as user management, content deletion, or configuration changes) when accessed without proper authentication or with insufficient privileges.
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Review ACL configurationExamine Contentstudio's access control configuration files, database ACL tables, or permission settings to verify that role-based or user-based restrictions are properly defined and enforced on sensitive operations.Affected if ACL rules are missing, misconfigured, or not applied to sensitive endpoints or functions, allowing unauthorized access.
You are affected if your Contentstudio version is 1.3.7 or lower AND unauthenticated or low-privilege users can access or perform actions restricted to authenticated or privileged users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Contentstudio to a version beyond 1.3.7 when available, or audit all endpoints and functionality to identify and enforce proper ACL constraints on sensitive operations.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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