CVE-2025-55736
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-19
Last updated on: 2025-08-22
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| dogukanurker | flaskblog | to 2.8.0 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-807 | The product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism. |
| CWE-425 | The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in flaskBlog (version 2.8.0 and earlier) allows any arbitrary user to change their role to 'admin'. This grants them administrative privileges such as deleting users, posts, comments, and other sensitive actions. The issue is located in the routes/adminPanelUsers file.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to gain admin-level access to the blog application. This can lead to unauthorized deletion or modification of users, posts, comments, and potentially other critical data, severely compromising the integrity and availability of the application.