Authenticated privilege escalation via editable role parameter
Published May 10, 2025 · Updated May 12, 2025
Privilege escalation in BlueWave Labs Checkmate 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to grant themselves elevated roles. The editUserBodyValidation schema in server/validation/joi.js accepts a client-controlled role array in profile edit requests, and the update flow applies that field to the requesting account. Any signed-in low-privilege account can therefore obtain administrative permissions and exercise administrator-only control over the application.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in BlueWave Labs Checkmate 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to grant themselves elevated roles. The editUserBodyValidation schema in server/validation/joi.js accepts a client-controlled role array in profile edit requests, and the update flow applies that field to the requesting account. Any signed-in low-privilege account can therefore obtain administrative permissions and exercise administrator-only control over the application.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-47817
- Published
- May 10, 2025
- Updated
- May 12, 2025
- Vendor
- BlueWave Labs
- Product
- Checkmate
- Classifications
- CWE-472, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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