CVE-2025-56392
📋 TL;DR
An Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability in Syaqui Collegetivity v1.0.0 allows attackers to impersonate other users by manipulating POST requests to the /dashboard/notes endpoint. This enables unauthorized access to and manipulation of other users' data. All users of the affected version are vulnerable to this authentication bypass.
💻 Affected Systems
- Syaqui Collegetivity
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access, modify, or delete all user data, potentially leading to complete data compromise, account takeover, and unauthorized administrative actions.
Likely Case
Attackers will access and manipulate other users' notes and personal data, potentially leading to data theft, privacy violations, and unauthorized content modification.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting users to only their own data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but allows privilege escalation to other users' accounts. The GitHub repository contains proof-of-concept details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch is available. Check the GitHub repository for updates or consider implementing the workarounds below.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Proper Access Controls
allAdd server-side authorization checks to verify users can only access their own resources
Input Validation and Sanitization
allValidate and sanitize all user IDs and parameters in POST requests to the /dashboard/notes endpoint
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with IDOR protection rules
- Restrict access to the /dashboard/notes endpoint to trusted IP addresses only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if you can access another user's notes by modifying user ID parameters in POST requests to /dashboard/notesCheck Version:
Check the application version in the admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that modifying user ID parameters no longer allows access to other users' data📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authorization attempts on /dashboard/notes
- Unusual access patterns to notes belonging to different users
- POST requests to /dashboard/notes with modified user parameters
Network Indicators:
- Unusual volume of POST requests to /dashboard/notes endpoint
- Requests containing manipulated user ID parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url_path="/dashboard/notes" AND http_method="POST") AND (user_id != authenticated_user)