Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-57991

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-22
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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60/100
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Clariti Clariti clariti allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clariti: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

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 confidence

This is a missing authorization vulnerability in Clariti where access control security levels are incorrectly configured, allowing users to access resources or perform actions beyond their intended permission level. The medium severity (5.4) suggests the exploit requires some context or limited access but does not result in complete compromise of the system.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring that access control security levels are correctly enforced based on user roles and permissions.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Clariti installation and version
    Locate the Clariti application and determine its installed version number by checking the application metadata, about page, or system information file
    Affected if The installed version of Clariti is lower than the fixed version (if known) or if the version cannot be determined and the application is in use
  2. Review access control security level configuration
    Navigate to Clariti's administrative settings and inspect the security level or access control configuration panel to verify how permissions are defined
    Affected if Security levels are set to allow elevated access or if there is no visible enforcement of role-based restrictions
  3. Examine user role definitions
    Access the user management or role management section and list all defined roles along with their assigned permissions
    Affected if Roles exist that grant broader permissions than intended or if role definitions appear misconfigured
  4. Test cross-privilege access
    Log in with a lower-privileged user account and attempt to access resources, functions, or data that should be restricted to higher-privilege users
    Affected if A user with limited permissions can successfully access resources or perform actions beyond their assigned role
  5. Audit sensitive endpoint configurations
    If authorization logic appears missing or disabled on sensitive endpoints, the vulnerability may be present

A user is affected if they are running a vulnerable version of Clariti where access control security levels allow users to access resources or perform actions beyond their intended permission level.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions, ensuring that access control security levels are correctly enforced based on user roles and permissions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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