CVE-2025-2271
📋 TL;DR
An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Issuetrak v17.2.2 and earlier allows low-privileged authenticated users to access audit results belonging to other users. This exposes sensitive system and user information including hardware details, installed programs, and running processes. Organizations using affected Issuetrak versions are at risk of unauthorized data exposure.
💻 Affected Systems
- Issuetrak
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain comprehensive visibility into organizational IT infrastructure, user details, and sensitive system information, enabling follow-on attacks, data theft, and privacy violations across the entire user base.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to audit data of other users, exposing personal information, system configurations, and potentially sensitive operational details that could be used for targeted attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if proper access controls and network segmentation are implemented, restricting impact to isolated segments and preventing lateral movement.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated low-privileged user access. Exploitation involves manipulating object references in audit requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after v17.2.2
Vendor Advisory: https://helpcenter.issuetrak.com/home/2340-issuetrak-release-notes
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check current Issuetrak version. 2. Upgrade to version after v17.2.2. 3. Verify audit component access controls are properly implemented. 4. Test that low-privileged users cannot access other users' audit data.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Audit Component Access
allTemporarily disable or restrict access to the audit component for low-privileged users while awaiting patch.
Implement Additional Access Controls
allAdd application-level authorization checks for audit data access requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate Issuetrak instances
- Enforce principle of least privilege for all user accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test with low-privileged account: attempt to access audit data belonging to other users by manipulating object IDs in audit requests.Check Version:
Check Issuetrak admin interface or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, repeat vulnerability test to confirm low-privileged users can only access their own audit data.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual audit data access patterns
- Multiple user audit requests from single low-privileged account
- Failed authorization attempts for audit access
Network Indicators:
- High volume of audit-related API requests
- Requests to audit endpoints with manipulated object IDs
SIEM Query:
source="issuetrak" AND (event_type="audit_access" OR endpoint="*/audit/*") AND user_privilege="low" AND target_user!=current_user