# CVE-2020-11679: Castel NextGen DVR v1.0.0 is vulnerable to privilege escalation through the Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId functionality.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Castel NextGen DVR v1.0.0 is vulnerable to privilege escalation through the Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId functionality. Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId fails to check that the request was submitted by an Administrator. This allows a normal user to escalate their privileges by adding additional roles to their account.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.securitymetrics.com/blog/attackers-known-unknown-authorization-bypass
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/8
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157954/Castel-NextGen-DVR-1.0.0-Bypass-CSRF-Disclosure.html

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