Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-67993

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-20
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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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 Vito Peleg Atarim atarim-visual-collaboration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Atarim: from n/a through <= 4.2.1.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in Atarim visual collaboration plugin allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized users to access privileged functionality or perform actions beyond their designated security level.

MitigationReview and properly configure access control security levels in Atarim, implement proper authorization checks for all sensitive operations, and upgrade to a version beyond 4.2.1 if available.

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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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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. Confirm Atarim plugin is installed
    Check your site's plugin/module list or codebase for the Atarim visual collaboration plugin presence. Look for atarim-related files, folders, or package dependencies.
    Affected if Atarim plugin is not found in the environment, then this CVE does not apply
  2. Identify installed Atarim version
    Locate the version information in the plugin's metadata file (such as package.json, plugin.xml, composer.json, or a VERSION file within the Atarim installation directory). Compare it against the affected range (versions up to and including 4.2.1).
    Affected if The installed version is 4.2.1 or lower, placing it within the affected range
  3. Examine access control security level configuration
    Inspect the Atarim configuration files (commonly found in config/settings files, a security config file, or the plugin admin panel) for the access control or security level settings. Verify what security levels are defined and how they are assigned to users or roles.
    Affected if Security levels are defined but allow roles with lower privileges to access higher-privilege actions, or if no role-based restrictions are enforced on sensitive operations
  4. Test for proper authorization enforcement
    Attempt to perform actions that should require elevated privileges (such as editing collaborative content, managing users, or accessing admin functions) using an account with lower security permissions. Check if the application rejects the request or permits the action.
    Affected if Actions that should be restricted are successfully performed by users lacking the required security level, indicating the authorization check is missing or flawed

If Atarim is installed with version 4.2.1 or lower AND the access control security levels are misconfigured or fail to enforce proper authorization, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

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

Review and properly configure access control security levels in Atarim, implement proper authorization checks for all sensitive operations, and upgrade to a version beyond 4.2.1 if available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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