CVE-2025-59561: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in hashthemes Smart Blocks
Missing Authorization vulnerability in hashthemes Smart Blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Smart Blocks: from n/a through 2.4.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-59561 is a medium-severity vulnerability classified under CWE-862, which indicates a Missing Authorization issue in the hashthemes Smart Blocks product. This vulnerability arises due to incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing users with limited privileges (PR:L - privileges required: low) to perform unauthorized actions that impact the integrity of the system. The vulnerability affects versions of Smart Blocks up to 2.4, although the exact affected versions are not fully enumerated (noted as 'n/a'). The CVSS v3.1 score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), no confidentiality impact (C:N), integrity impact (I:L), and no availability impact (A:N). Essentially, an attacker with low-level privileges can exploit missing authorization checks to perform unauthorized modifications or actions within the Smart Blocks environment, potentially altering data or configurations without proper permissions. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild, and no patches have been linked yet, indicating that mitigation may rely on vendor updates or configuration changes once available.
Potential Impact
For European organizations using hashthemes Smart Blocks, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modifications within their systems, potentially compromising data integrity. Although confidentiality and availability are not directly impacted, integrity violations can disrupt business processes, cause data corruption, or enable further exploitation if combined with other vulnerabilities. Organizations in sectors relying heavily on content management or automation tools that integrate Smart Blocks may face operational risks. Since exploitation requires only low privileges and no user interaction, insider threats or compromised low-privilege accounts could leverage this vulnerability to escalate their capabilities. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially as attackers may develop exploits once the vulnerability becomes widely known.
Mitigation Recommendations
To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should: 1) Immediately review and tighten access control configurations within Smart Blocks, ensuring that all sensitive operations require appropriate authorization checks. 2) Restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary, especially for accounts with access to Smart Blocks features. 3) Monitor logs and audit trails for unusual activities indicative of unauthorized modifications. 4) Engage with the vendor (hashthemes) to obtain patches or updates as soon as they are released and apply them promptly. 5) Implement network segmentation and application-layer firewalls to limit exposure of Smart Blocks interfaces to trusted users only. 6) Conduct internal security assessments focusing on access control mechanisms within Smart Blocks to identify and remediate similar misconfigurations proactively.
Affected Countries
Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Poland
CVE-2025-59561: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in hashthemes Smart Blocks
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in hashthemes Smart Blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Smart Blocks: from n/a through 2.4.
AI-Powered Analysis
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-59561 is a medium-severity vulnerability classified under CWE-862, which indicates a Missing Authorization issue in the hashthemes Smart Blocks product. This vulnerability arises due to incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing users with limited privileges (PR:L - privileges required: low) to perform unauthorized actions that impact the integrity of the system. The vulnerability affects versions of Smart Blocks up to 2.4, although the exact affected versions are not fully enumerated (noted as 'n/a'). The CVSS v3.1 score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), no confidentiality impact (C:N), integrity impact (I:L), and no availability impact (A:N). Essentially, an attacker with low-level privileges can exploit missing authorization checks to perform unauthorized modifications or actions within the Smart Blocks environment, potentially altering data or configurations without proper permissions. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild, and no patches have been linked yet, indicating that mitigation may rely on vendor updates or configuration changes once available.
Potential Impact
For European organizations using hashthemes Smart Blocks, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modifications within their systems, potentially compromising data integrity. Although confidentiality and availability are not directly impacted, integrity violations can disrupt business processes, cause data corruption, or enable further exploitation if combined with other vulnerabilities. Organizations in sectors relying heavily on content management or automation tools that integrate Smart Blocks may face operational risks. Since exploitation requires only low privileges and no user interaction, insider threats or compromised low-privilege accounts could leverage this vulnerability to escalate their capabilities. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially as attackers may develop exploits once the vulnerability becomes widely known.
Mitigation Recommendations
To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should: 1) Immediately review and tighten access control configurations within Smart Blocks, ensuring that all sensitive operations require appropriate authorization checks. 2) Restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary, especially for accounts with access to Smart Blocks features. 3) Monitor logs and audit trails for unusual activities indicative of unauthorized modifications. 4) Engage with the vendor (hashthemes) to obtain patches or updates as soon as they are released and apply them promptly. 5) Implement network segmentation and application-layer firewalls to limit exposure of Smart Blocks interfaces to trusted users only. 6) Conduct internal security assessments focusing on access control mechanisms within Smart Blocks to identify and remediate similar misconfigurations proactively.
Affected Countries
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-17T18:00:53.704Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68d197d805d26ef41525092f
Added to database: 9/22/2025, 6:39:20 PM
Last enriched: 9/30/2025, 1:49:00 AM
Last updated: 10/7/2025, 1:51:30 PM
Views: 3
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