PoC of CVE-2025-46203## Description
Unifiedtransform v2.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Any user (students and teachers) can access and modify student records via the /students/edit/{id} endpoints. This functionality intended exclusively for administrative use. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized data manipulation and privilege escalation.
Vendor: [Unifiedtransform](https://github.com/changeweb/Unifiedtransform)
## Product
A school management Software
v2.0
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## Affected components
Total Access Control Mechanism which is responsible for enforcing user permissions and roles.
Route: GET /students/edit/{id}
Controller: UserController
Method: editStudents()
And all other endpoints and functionalities related to editing student profiles.
## PoC/Attack Vector
**Step 1:** Install the application as instructed in the official GitHub repository, and log in using the default admin credentials. (admin@ut.com:password)
**Step 2:** Create a school session and add both teachers and students as per the instructions provided in the repository.
**Step 3:** Log in to the application as a Teacher or Student.
**Step 4:** Navigate to the endpoint:
/students/edit/{id}
ID=1 is reserved for the Admin.
IDs 2, 3, etc., are assigned to Teachers.
IDs following those (e.g., 4, 5, ...) are assigned to Students.
(For example, if you create 2 teachers and 2 students, then ID=2 will be Teacher 1, ID=3 will be Teacher 2, ID=4 will be Student 1, and ID=5 will be Student 2.)
**Step 5:** Change the details and click on update.
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**Vulnerability Type:** Incorrect Access Control
**Attack Type:** Remote
**Impact:** Escalation of Privileges
**Attack Vectors:** Broken Access Control allows teachers or students to modify data of other students.
**Discoverer:** Sneh Bavarva
## Additional information
**Impact:** This allows unauthorized modifications to other student's data, which should only be accessible by administrators. This can lead to significant data integrity issues and unauthorized privilege escalation.
**References:**
https://github.com/changeweb/Unifiedtransform
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html
- [Unifiedtransform Official Site](http://unifiedtransform.com)
- [Unifiedtransform GitHub Repository](https://github.com/changeweb/Unifiedtransform)
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