CVE-2025-65094
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-19
Last updated on: 2025-12-15
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wbce | wbce_cms | to 1.6.4 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-266 | A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. |
| CWE-285 | The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in WBCE CMS allows a low-privileged user to escalate their privileges to the Administrators group by manipulating the groups[] parameter in the /admin/users/save.php request. Although the user interface restricts users to assigning only their existing group, the server-side validation is missing, enabling attackers to overwrite their group membership and gain full administrative access, leading to a complete compromise of the CMS. This issue was fixed in version 1.6.4.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can gain full administrative access to the WBCE CMS, allowing them to control the entire content management system. This can lead to unauthorized changes, data theft, data loss, or complete system compromise.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
The immediate step to mitigate this vulnerability is to upgrade WBCE CMS to version 1.6.4 or later, where the issue has been patched. Until the upgrade is applied, restrict access to the /admin/users/save.php endpoint to trusted users only to prevent exploitation.