Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is an authorization failure in Casdoor. An administrator for one organization could potentially reach organization or application editing functions beyond their intended permissions after logging in. The issue is serious because it affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but it requires an already-authenticated administrator account.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where Casdoor protects multiple organizations, tenants, or sensitive applications. The issue is not described as actively exploited, but successful abuse could undermine administrative boundaries and affect critical identity configuration.
Technical view
CVE-2025-61524 is a CWE-285 improper authorization issue in Casdoor v2.26.0 and earlier, reportedly fixed in v2.63.0. The description ties the flaw to permission verification and organization/application editing interfaces, where URL manipulation after login could bypass intended checks. CVSS 3.1 is 7.2 with PR:H and high CIA impact.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is Casdoor deployments at v2.26.0 or earlier, especially multi-organization environments with delegated organization administrators. The bundle does not provide CPEs or broader affected-product metadata, so asset validation must rely on local Casdoor inventories.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires remote authenticated administrator privileges in any organization, which reduces opportunistic risk but remains important where tenant or organization boundaries are security-critical.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, referenced gist, fixing commit, and v2.63.0 release reference. The bundle does not provide exploit telemetry, CPEs, or detailed patch notes. Treat the described URL-based bypass as a validation focus without publishing weaponized steps.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Casdoor deployments to v2.63.0 or later.
- Review Casdoor vendor guidance and release notes for any additional remediation.
- Restrict organization administrator privileges to trusted, necessary accounts.
- Audit multi-organization deployments for unintended administrator reach.
- Monitor for unusual organization or application editing activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Casdoor instances and record running versions.
- Confirm no production instance runs v2.26.0 or earlier.
- Verify organization administrators cannot modify out-of-scope organizations or applications.
- Review admin role assignments across all organizations.
- Check logs for unexpected organization/application edit events.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://gist.github.com/DevHjz/e75cea851d48e5f5478ac2a90757851aCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor/commit/d883db907bb6e0b95737ef8e8b57b7da9078cbddCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor/releases/tag/v2.63.0CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Improper Authorization
Improper Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.