Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-68003

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
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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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 renatoatshown Shown Connector shown-connector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shown Connector: from n/a through <= 1.2.10.

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 the Shown Connector plugin where access control security levels are incorrectly configured. The vulnerability allows authenticated or possibly unauthenticated users to access functionality or resources they should not have permission to access due to improper access control enforcement.

MitigationReview and properly configure the access control security levels to ensure authorization checks are enforced on all sensitive operations and endpoints. Implement proper permission validation before allowing access to restricted functionality.

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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. Identify Shown Connector plugin installation
    Search for the Shown Connector plugin in your system/plugin directory or list of installed plugins/components
    Affected if The plugin/component is present in the environment
  2. Locate plugin version information
    Check the plugin's main file, readme, or version metadata for the installed version number
    Affected if A version number is found that cannot be verified against known secure versions
  3. Review access control configuration files
    Examine the plugin's configuration files, especially any settings related to security levels, permissions, or access control
    Affected if Access control security levels are set to insecure or overly permissive values, or if no authorization checks are defined
  4. Test sensitive endpoint accessibility
    Attempt to access restricted functionality or endpoints provided by the plugin without proper authentication credentials
    Affected if Access is granted to sensitive operations or resources without requiring valid authorization
  5. Verify authorization enforcement on admin functions
    Check if administrative or privileged functions within the plugin properly validate user permissions before execution
    Affected if Authorization validation is missing or incorrectly implemented for sensitive operations

The environment is affected if the Shown Connector plugin is installed and access control security levels are misconfigured or missing, allowing unauthorized access to restricted functionality.

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 the access control security levels to ensure authorization checks are enforced on all sensitive operations and endpoints. Implement proper permission validation before allowing access to restricted functionality.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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