CVE-2025-2202 in Local Administration Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 03/17/2025
Broken access control vulnerability in the Innovación y Cualificación local administration plugin ajax.php. This vulnerability allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information about other users such as id, name, login and email.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/17/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-2202 represents a critical broken access control flaw within the Innovación y Cualificación local administration plugin's ajax.php component. This weakness stems from insufficient authorization checks and validation mechanisms that govern user access to sensitive data within the system. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's administrative interface where proper access controls fail to enforce user permissions, allowing unauthorized entities to bypass normal security restrictions.
The technical implementation of this flaw manifests through the ajax.php endpoint which processes administrative requests without adequate authentication verification or role-based access control enforcement. When legitimate administrative functions are invoked through this interface, the system fails to validate whether the requesting user possesses appropriate privileges to access or retrieve user-related information. This represents a classic authorization bypass vulnerability that aligns with CWE-285, which specifically addresses improper authorization within software applications.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple information disclosure, as it enables attackers to enumerate user accounts and extract sensitive personal information including user identifiers, names, login credentials, and email addresses. This data aggregation capability provides threat actors with comprehensive profiles of system users, which can be leveraged for further attacks including credential stuffing, social engineering campaigns, or targeted phishing attempts. The vulnerability essentially creates a backdoor for unauthorized data access that undermines the fundamental security principle of least privilege.
Security professionals should recognize this vulnerability as a significant risk to user privacy and system integrity, particularly within environments where the plugin is deployed. The flaw can be exploited by attackers with minimal privileges or even anonymous access, depending on the specific implementation details of the authentication system. Organizations should immediately implement mitigations including strengthening access controls, implementing proper authentication checks, and ensuring that all administrative endpoints validate user permissions before processing requests. The vulnerability also aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078 which covers valid accounts and privilege escalation through unauthorized access to system resources.
Mitigation strategies should encompass immediate patching of the vulnerable plugin component, implementation of comprehensive access control logging, and regular security assessments of administrative interfaces. Additionally, organizations should establish proper input validation and output encoding mechanisms to prevent further exploitation vectors while ensuring that all user interactions with administrative functions are properly authenticated and authorized. The remediation process should include thorough code review of the ajax.php endpoint to address the root cause of the broken access control implementation.