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External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter

CVE-2025-66385

High
9.4/10

Summary

UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-472 - External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter

The web application does not sufficiently verify inputs that are assumed to be immutable but are actually externally controllable, such as hidden form fields.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published