CVE-2026-13549
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 · uneditedA security flaw has been discovered in CodeAstro Complaint Management System 1.0. The affected element is the function deletereport of the file application/controllers/Report.php of the component Report Endpoint. The manipulation results in authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
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 confidenceCodeAstro Complaint Management System 1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the deletereport function within application/controllers/Report.php. The Report Endpoint component fails to properly validate user authorization before allowing deletion of reports, enabling remote attackers to delete reports without authentication or beyond their authorized permissions.
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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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm CodeAstro Complaint Management System is installedLocate the application installation directory and check for typical CodeAstro structure (application/controllers/, application/models/, etc.)Affected if The CodeAstro Complaint Management System application is present on the server
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Identify the installed versionCheck for a version file, README, or within the main index.php for version indicators; compare against 1.0Affected if The installed version matches 1.0 or is unknown but appears to be the CodeAstro Complaint Management System
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Verify the vulnerable file existsCheck if application/controllers/Report.php exists in the installation directoryAffected if The file application/controllers/Report.php is present
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Inspect the deletereport function for authorization logicOpen application/controllers/Report.php and locate the deletereport function; examine if it performs any user authentication or permission checks before executing the delete operationAffected if The deletereport function lacks proper authorization validation (no session checks, user role verification, or ownership validation before delete)
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Check if the endpoint is accessible without authenticationAttempt to access the deletereport endpoint directly via HTTP request without providing valid credentials or session cookiesAffected if The deletereport function executes without requiring authentication
A user is affected if CodeAstro Complaint Management System 1.0 is installed and the deletereport function in application/controllers/Report.php lacks authorization checks before performing delete operations.
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 checks in the deletereport function to verify user permissions before executing delete operations. Additionally, enforce authentication requirements and validate that the authenticated user has the appropriate privileges to delete the specific report.
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