CVE-2025-50039
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 vgwort VG WORT METIS vgw-metis allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VG WORT METIS: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.
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 vulnerability in VG WORT METIS allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to protected resources or actions that should require higher privileges.
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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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Identify VG WORT METIS installationSearch for VG WORT METIS components in your environment - check application directories, installed packages, or plugin lists for 'VG WORT METIS' or 'METIS' referencesAffected if VG WORT METIS software is present in the environment
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Determine installed versionLocate version information through application metadata, about pages, or configuration files - check for version numbers or build identifiers associated with METISAffected if A version of VG WORT METIS is installed and the version cannot be confirmed as patched
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Review access control security level configurationExamine access control configuration files or admin settings that define security levels - look for settings named 'security level', 'access level', 'authorization level', or similar permission tiersAffected if Access control security levels are set to non-default or reduced permissions that bypass proper authorization checks
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Test authorization on protected endpointsAttempt to access functions or resources that should require higher privileges using an account with lower privileges - observe if access is granted when it should be deniedAffected if Lower-privileged accounts can access resources or actions that should require elevated privileges
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Inspect endpoint access controlsReview API endpoints, administrative functions, or protected pages for missing or weak authorization validation - check if endpoints validate user permissions before executing actionsAffected if Endpoints lack proper authorization validation or rely only on client-side security levels
A user is affected if VG WORT METIS is installed with misconfigured access control security levels that allow unauthorized access to protected resources or privileged actions.
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 dataImplement and enforce proper authorization checks across all endpoints and functions, ensuring access control security levels are correctly configured and validated before granting access to sensitive operations.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 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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