CVE-2025-62922
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 Shambhu Patnaik Export Categories export-categories allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Export Categories: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 Export Categories functionality allows users to access export features without proper ACL constraints. The plugin fails to verify user permissions before allowing access to category export capabilities.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 export categories functionalityLocate the Export Categories feature in your plugin or application. Check for any menu items, buttons, or API endpoints labeled 'Export Categories', 'Category Export', or similar.Affected if The system has a category export feature and no product/version data is available to verify patch status
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Review user role definitionsCheck the user roles and permission settings configured in your system. Identify which roles should have access to export functionality based on your security model.Affected if Users without administrative or export permissions could potentially access export features
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Test access controls on export endpointsAttempt to access the category export functionality using a low-privilege user account that should NOT have export permissions. Check if the request is allowed or denied.Affected if The request completes successfully when it should be rejected due to insufficient permissions
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Inspect authorization code for export actionsReview the source code or configuration for the Export Categories feature. Look for permission checks, capability verifications, or role-based access control (RBAC) logic before export execution.Affected if No permission check is found before the export functionality executes, or the check is missing entirely for category exports
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Verify ACL enforcement in export handlersExamine the export handlers or controllers that process category export requests. Confirm that ACL verification occurs before any export data is processed or returned.Affected if The export handler processes the request without first validating user permissions
If the Export Categories feature is present and lacks proper permission checks before allowing access, the environment is affected by this missing authorization 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 role-based authorization checks before executing export functionality to ensure only users with appropriate permissions can access the export features.
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