CVE-2024-7953 in DataEdgePlatform DataMosaix Private Cloud
Summary
by MITRE • 09/01/2026
A vulnerability exists in the affected products that allows a threat actor to create a project and become the administrator for it. If exploited, a threat actor could create, modify, and delete their own project.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/01/2026
The identified security flaw represents a critical failure in access control mechanisms within the application's project management subsystem. This vulnerability stems from an improper implementation of authorization checks during the user registration or project creation workflow. Specifically, the system fails to validate whether the requesting entity possesses sufficient privileges to assign administrative roles upon initialization of a new resource. Consequently, any authenticated user can exploit this logic error to self-assign full control rights over newly created projects without requiring approval from existing administrators or superusers. This type of flaw is classically categorized under CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management and often aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique T1078 Valid Accounts, as it allows an attacker to establish a foothold using legitimate credentials but with escalated privileges that were not intended by the system design.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability poses severe risks to data integrity and confidentiality within multi-tenant environments or collaborative platforms. Once a threat actor establishes themselves as the administrator of a project, they gain unrestricted capabilities to create new resources, modify existing configurations, and delete critical assets associated with that specific workspace. This level of control enables malicious actors to exfiltrate sensitive information stored within the project, inject harmful code into shared repositories, or disrupt service availability by deleting essential components. In scenarios where projects contain proprietary intellectual property or personally identifiable information, this lack of segregation between standard users and administrators can lead to significant data breaches and regulatory non-compliance issues such as GDPR or HIPAA violations depending on the nature of the stored data.
The exploitation typically requires only basic authentication credentials, making it accessible to a wide range of threat actors including low-skilled adversaries who may leverage automated scripts to mass-create projects for malicious purposes such as hosting phishing infrastructure, distributing malware, or conducting credential stuffing campaigns under the guise of legitimate user activity. The absence of proper role-based access control validation during the creation phase means that traditional perimeter defenses and standard authentication protocols are insufficient to mitigate this risk. Attackers can easily bypass security controls by simply following the normal project creation flow while manipulating the underlying request parameters to include administrative privileges in the initial assignment payload.
To remediate this vulnerability, developers must implement strict authorization checks at every step of the resource lifecycle management process. It is essential to enforce a principle of least privilege where new projects are initialized with minimal permissions by default, requiring explicit approval from existing administrators or superusers before any escalation of rights can occur. Implementing robust role-based access control models that clearly define and separate administrative duties from standard user actions will prevent self-elevation attacks. Additionally, integrating comprehensive audit logging for all project creation and permission modification events allows security teams to detect anomalous patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. Regular penetration testing focused on authorization bypasses and continuous monitoring of privilege escalation activities are recommended strategies to maintain the integrity of access control systems and ensure that administrative boundaries remain secure against internal or external threats seeking to abuse system trust relationships.