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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2025-51479 json

Authorization bypass in update_user_group in onyx-dot-app Onyx Enterprise Edition 0.27.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to modify ar…

published 2025-07-22 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-22353

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Authorization bypass in update_user_group in onyx-dot-app Onyx Enterprise Edition 0.27.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to modify arbitrary user groups via crafted PATCH requests to the /api/manage/admin/user-group/id endpoint, bypassing intended curator-group assignment checks.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
15 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/onyx-dot-app/onyx/pull/4714 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gecko.security https://www.gecko.security/blog/cve-2025-51479 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Sources

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