CVE-2025-51682

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

CVE-2025-51682 is a client-side authorization vulnerability in mJobtime 15.7.2 that allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges. Attackers can modify client-side code or craft direct requests to access administrative functions. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of mJobtime time management software.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • mJobtime
Versions: 15.7.2
Operating Systems: All platforms running mJobtime
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: All installations of mJobtime 15.7.2 are vulnerable by default.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Full system compromise with administrative access, potential data theft, and complete control over the time management system.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized access to administrative functions, data manipulation, and privilege escalation within the application.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper network segmentation and strong authentication controls in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires modifying client-side code or crafting HTTP requests based on client-side analysis.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Not available

Vendor Advisory: http://mjobtime.com

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Check vendor website for security updates
2. Upgrade to a patched version when available
3. Monitor vendor communications for fix information

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Segmentation

all

Restrict access to mJobtime application to trusted networks only

Web Application Firewall

all

Implement WAF rules to block unauthorized administrative requests

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network access controls to limit who can reach the mJobtime application
  • Deploy additional authentication layers and monitor for unauthorized administrative access attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if running mJobtime version 15.7.2 by reviewing application version in admin interface or configuration files

Check Version:

Check mJobtime admin interface or configuration files for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify upgrade to version newer than 15.7.2 when patch becomes available

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access to administrative endpoints
  • Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by administrative access
  • Unusual administrative activity from non-admin users

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to administrative endpoints from unauthorized IPs
  • Modified client-side requests bypassing normal authentication flows

SIEM Query:

source="mjobtime" AND (event_type="admin_access" OR endpoint="*/admin/*") AND user_role!="admin"

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