Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Allowed-with-Review

Missing Authorization

Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

14837 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-CCRW-CMQ9-7GX9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-03 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in FAKTOR VIER F4 Media Taxonomies allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects F4 Media Taxonomies: from n/a through 1.1.4.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-58617"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-03T15:15:44Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in FAKTOR VIER F4 Media Taxonomies allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects F4 Media Taxonomies: from n/a through 1.1.4.",
  "id": "GHSA-ccrw-cmq9-7gx9",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:02Z",
  "published": "2025-09-03T15:30:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58617"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/f4-media-taxonomies/vulnerability/wordpress-f4-media-taxonomies-plugin-1-1-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CCVH-G783-QG92

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-01 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-01 15:31
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.4.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-38707"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-01T15:15:31Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 4.0.4.",
  "id": "GHSA-ccvh-g783-qg92",
  "modified": "2024-11-01T15:31:58Z",
  "published": "2024-11-01T15:31:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38707"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-4-0-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF3C-34P8-48WJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-04 12:31 – Updated: 2024-12-04 12:31
VLAI
Details

The TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wizard' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new pages, modify plugin settings, and perform limited options updates.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-10567"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-12-04T09:15:04Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027wizard\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new pages, modify plugin settings, and perform limited options updates.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf3c-34p8-48wj",
  "modified": "2024-12-04T12:31:44Z",
  "published": "2024-12-04T12:31:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10567"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3199516/ti-woocommerce-wishlist"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a5f2e1a-2216-4885-9b74-a08142816f2b?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF3C-69C8-PP4Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-26 15:32 – Updated: 2026-06-26 15:32
VLAI
Details

Subscriber Broken Access Control in WPComplete <= 2.9.5.5 versions.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-57661"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-26T15:16:55Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Subscriber Broken Access Control in WPComplete \u003c= 2.9.5.5 versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf3c-69c8-pp4q",
  "modified": "2026-06-26T15:32:18Z",
  "published": "2026-06-26T15:32:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57661"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpcomplete/vulnerability/wordpress-wpcomplete-plugin-2-9-5-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF45-9GM7-48G2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-16 06:30 – Updated: 2025-12-16 06:30
VLAI
Details

The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the /dokan/v1/wholesale/register REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate users and retrieve their email addresses via the REST API by providing a user ID, along with other information such as usernames, display names, user roles, and registration dates.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-12809"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-16T06:15:41Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the `/dokan/v1/wholesale/register` REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate users and retrieve their email addresses via the REST API by providing a user ID, along with other information such as usernames, display names, user roles, and registration dates.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf45-9gm7-48g2",
  "modified": "2025-12-16T06:30:20Z",
  "published": "2025-12-16T06:30:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12809"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://dokan.co/wordpress/changelog"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/534557b0-16d2-4a77-a118-b66fc7474ecf?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF4W-JR22-49M6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-14 18:30 – Updated: 2023-12-14 18:30
VLAI
Details

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, an API endpoint was found to be missing an authentication mechanism. It is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate information related to a registered device being monitored by WhatsUp Gold.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-6368"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-14T16:15:54Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "\nIn WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, an API endpoint was found to be missing an authentication mechanism. It is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate information related to a registered device being monitored by WhatsUp Gold.\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-cf4w-jr22-49m6",
  "modified": "2023-12-14T18:30:21Z",
  "published": "2023-12-14T18:30:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6368"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-December-2023"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF5W-C59M-3P6W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-27 15:33 – Updated: 2026-05-27 15:33
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wpmet ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.

This issue affects ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite: from n/a through 3.9.6.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-49052"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-27T15:16:33Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wpmet ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.\n\nThis issue affects ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite: from n/a through 3.9.6.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf5w-c59m-3p6w",
  "modified": "2026-05-27T15:33:28Z",
  "published": "2026-05-27T15:33:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49052"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/elementskit-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-elementskit-elementor-addons-lite-plugin-3-9-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF6F-2G38-8V75

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-11 18:30 – Updated: 2024-06-11 18:30
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Soliloquy Team Slider by Soliloquy.This issue affects Slider by Soliloquy: from n/a through 2.7.2.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-51519"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-11T16:15:16Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Soliloquy Team Slider by Soliloquy.This issue affects Slider by Soliloquy: from n/a through 2.7.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf6f-2g38-8v75",
  "modified": "2024-06-11T18:30:45Z",
  "published": "2024-06-11T18:30:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51519"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/soliloquy-lite/wordpress-slider-by-soliloquy-responsive-image-slider-for-wordpress-plugin-2-7-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF78-R42V-CQJP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-06 00:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:32
VLAI
Details

The Advanced Forms for ACF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the export_json_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export form settings.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-1121"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-05T22:16:07Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Advanced Forms for ACF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the export_json_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export form settings.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf78-r42v-cqjp",
  "modified": "2026-04-08T18:32:34Z",
  "published": "2024-02-06T00:30:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1121"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3031007%40advanced-forms\u0026new=3031007%40advanced-forms\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3031007@advanced-forms\u0026new=3031007@advanced-forms\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b33f2ee-3f20-4494-bdae-3f8cc3c6dc73?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CF7F-XM6M-HVFH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-08 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-10 18:31
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through <= 3.14.2.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-39505"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-08T09:16:24Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through \u003c= 3.14.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-cf7f-xm6m-hvfh",
  "modified": "2026-04-10T18:31:14Z",
  "published": "2026-04-08T09:31:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39505"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seriously-simple-podcasting/vulnerability/wordpress-seriously-simple-podcasting-plugin-3-14-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) [REF-229] to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
  • Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor [REF-7].

Mitigation MIT-4.4
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page.
  • One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
Mitigation
System Configuration Installation

Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.

CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws

An adversary leverages a firmware weakness within the Thunderbolt protocol, on a computing device to manipulate Thunderbolt controller firmware in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the implementation of authorization and verification schemes within Thunderbolt protection mechanisms. Upon gaining physical access to a target device, the adversary conducts high-level firmware manipulation of the victim Thunderbolt controller SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) flash, through the use of a SPI Programing device and an external Thunderbolt device, typically as the target device is booting up. If successful, this allows the adversary to modify memory, subvert authentication mechanisms, spoof identities and content, and extract data and memory from the target device. Currently 7 major vulnerabilities exist within Thunderbolt protocol with 9 attack vectors as noted in the Execution Flow.