CVE-2025-52824
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 MDJM Mobile DJ Manager mobile-dj-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Mobile DJ Manager: from n/a through <= 1.7.8.3.
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 the Mobile DJ Manager plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive administrative functions or data due to improper or absent permission checks.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm Mobile DJ Manager plugin is installedCheck your CMS/plugin directory for the Mobile DJ Manager plugin files, or query your system's plugin list if a CLI or admin API is availableAffected if The plugin is present in the environment
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Identify the installed versionLocate the plugin's version file (such as version.php, composer.json, or a plugin metadata file) and extract the version numberAffected if The version cannot be determined or is within an affected range without a patched version available
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Verify access control configurationInspect the plugin's configuration files and settings for security level definitions, permission mappings, or role-based access control (RBAC) definitionsAffected if Security levels are set to permissive values or role definitions allow low-privileged users to access administrative functions
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Test sensitive endpoint authorizationIdentify administrative or sensitive plugin endpoints (such as those handling events, user data, or bookings) and send requests without proper authentication credentials or with a low-privilege user accountAffected if Requests succeed without proper authorization tokens or permission validation
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Review permission check implementationExamine the plugin source code for authorization logic before sensitive operations, looking for missing capability checks, role verifications, or nonce validation on admin actionsAffected if Sensitive functions lack authorization checks or rely solely on non-security measures
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Check for publicly accessible admin functionsReview routing or endpoint definitions to determine if administrative functions are exposed without authentication requirementsAffected if Admin functions are accessible to unauthenticated or unauthorized users
A user is affected if the Mobile DJ Manager plugin is installed and sensitive endpoints or administrative functions can be accessed without proper authorization validation.
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 validation on all sensitive endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC) consistently, and update to a patched version once available.
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- Implementation18.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA5.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-52824 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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