# CVE-2025-63687: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authorized attackers can delete arbitrary user posts due to missing authorization checks in the Forest blog platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qv6-8qcf-2852

## What is CVE-2025-63687?

CVE-2025-63687 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in rymcu forest thru commit f782e85 (2025-09-04) in function doBefore in file src/main/java/com/rymcu/forest/core/service/security/AuthorshipAspect.java, allowing authorized attackers to delete arbitrary users posts.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-63687?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rymcu Forest.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-63687?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-63687 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-63687 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-63687 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-51804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51804/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-12925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12925/): rymcu forest UserDicController.java deleteDic authorization (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-12924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12924/): rymcu forest BankController.java GlobalResult authorization (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-2946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2946/): rymcu forest Article Content/Comments/Portfolio XssUtils.java XssUtils.replaceHtmlCode cross site scripting (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2026-2947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2947/): rymcu forest User Profile UserInfoController.java updateUserInfo cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-63687 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-63687 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-63687 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63687/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63687/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-63687
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-63687
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-63687

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63687/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.