CVE-2025-57396 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

Tandoor Recipes 2.0.0-alpha-1, fixed in 2.0.0-alpha-2, is vulnerable to privilege escalation. This is due to the rework of the API, which resulted in the User Profile API Endpoint containing two boolean values indicating whether a user is staff or administrative. Consequently, any user can escalate their privileges to the highest level.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Tandoor	Recipes	2.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://m10x.de/posts/2025/08/continuous-checks-are-important-privilege-escalatiExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-57396?

CVE-2025-57396 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Tandoor Recipes 2.0.0-alpha-1, fixed in 2.0.0-alpha-2, is vulnerable to privilege escalation. This is due to the rework of the API, which resulted in the User Profile API Endpoint containing two boole...

How severe is CVE-2025-57396?

CVE-2025-57396 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-57396?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Tandoor Recipes.