CVE-2025-52818
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 Dejan Jasnic Trusty Whistleblowing trusty-whistleblowing-solution allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Trusty Whistleblowing: 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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in Trusty Whistleblowing solution allows users to access functionality or data beyond their assigned security level due to incorrectly configured access control. This broken access control issue enables users to exploit incorrectly configured security levels, potentially viewing or modifying data they should not have access to.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Identify Trusty Whistleblowing installation versionLocate the application version through the admin dashboard, configuration file, or by querying the application's API endpoint for version information. Common locations include /admin/settings, config.xml, or package.jsonAffected if The installed version cannot be determined or is prior to any patched release that addresses the authorization bypass
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Verify access control configuration existsInspect the application's access control or permission configuration files. Look for files defining roles, security levels, or permission mappings in the application data directory or configuration folderAffected if No access control configuration file exists or the security level definitions are missing entirely
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Confirm security level enforcement at endpointsReview the application's API endpoints or function handlers to verify that each protected resource includes an authorization check validating the user's security level before granting accessAffected if Protected endpoints or functions lack authorization middleware that validates the user's security level against the required level for the requested resource
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Test security level boundary enforcementCreate or use test accounts at different security levels. Attempt to access resources or functions assigned to a higher security level from a lower-level account through direct API calls or UI navigationAffected if Users can access data or functionality assigned to a higher security level than their account is configured for
If the installed version lacks proper authorization checks that enforce security level boundaries, the environment is affected by this broken access control vulnerability.
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 proper authorization checks at all endpoints and functions to enforce role-based access control, verifying the user's security level before granting access to any resource or action.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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