Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-25372

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-19
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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71/100
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 Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through <= 3.5.3.

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

Academy LMS contains a missing authorization vulnerability where access control security levels are incorrectly configured, allowing authenticated users to access functionality or resources beyond their intended privilege level. The vulnerability stems from improper or missing authorization checks on certain endpoints or actions within the Learning Management System.

MitigationImplement and enforce proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks on all sensitive endpoints and functionality. Audit the existing access control configuration to identify and remediate the security level misconfigurations.

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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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

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  1. Confirm Academy LMS installation and version
    Locate the Academy LMS installation directory and check version.php, composer.json, or the admin dashboard 'About' page. Compare the installed version against any known version releases.
    Affected if Academy LMS is installed and running without documented security patches applied.
  2. Identify access control configuration files
    Search the application root for configuration files related to authentication, authorization, roles, or permissions (commonly found in /app/Config, /application/config, or similar paths under names like auth.php, permission.php, roles.php, or access_control.php).
    Affected if Authorization configuration files exist but lack explicit role-based access checks on sensitive endpoints.
  3. Review defined user roles and privilege levels
    Examine the role definitions in the database (often in tables named users, user_roles, roles, or permissions) or configuration files. List all defined roles and their associated permission levels.
    Affected if Multiple user roles exist with unclear or overlapping privilege boundaries that permit escalation.
  4. Inspect endpoint access control enforcement
    Review the code for sensitive endpoints (admin functions, user data access, course management, payment processing) to verify that authorization checks (e.g., role verification, permission validation) are present and enforced before executing the action.
    Affected if Sensitive endpoints lack proper authorization middleware or permission checks before executing privileged operations.
  5. Test for privilege escalation via lower-privileged accounts
    Using a non-administrator account, attempt to access or modify resources intended for higher-privileged roles (admin-only functions, other users data, system settings). Observe whether the application permits or denies the action.
    Affected if Lower-privileged authenticated users can successfully access or modify resources outside their assigned role permissions.

A user is affected if Academy LMS is running and allows authenticated users to perform actions or access resources beyond the permissions explicitly assigned to their user role.

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 and enforce proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks on all sensitive endpoints and functionality. Audit the existing access control configuration to identify and remediate the security level misconfigurations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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