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-CFRV-HWX5-8FFW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-19 15:30 – Updated: 2024-06-19 15:30
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Premium Addons Premium Addons PRO.This issue affects Premium Addons PRO: from n/a through 2.9.0.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-37869"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-19T14:15:12Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Premium Addons Premium Addons PRO.This issue affects Premium Addons PRO: from n/a through 2.9.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-cfrv-hwx5-8ffw",
  "modified": "2024-06-19T15:30:52Z",
  "published": "2024-06-19T15:30:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37869"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/premium-addons-pro/wordpress-premium-addons-pro-plugin-2-9-0-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:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CFWC-WPQ8-WJ8R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-16 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:35
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through 3.0.7.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-28965"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-16T12:15:24Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through 3.0.7.",
  "id": "GHSA-cfwc-wpq8-wj8r",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:35:47Z",
  "published": "2025-07-16T12:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-28965"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/exact-links/vulnerability/wordpress-url-shortener-3-0-7-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:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CFWG-F58J-689R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-03-13 18:31
VLAI
Details

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file download of files added via the plugin in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.84. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files added with the plugin (even when privately published).

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-6785"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-13T16:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized file download of files added via the plugin in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.84. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files added with the plugin (even when privately published).",
  "id": "GHSA-cfwg-f58j-689r",
  "modified": "2024-03-13T18:31:31Z",
  "published": "2024-03-13T18:31:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6785"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3038209%40download-manager%2Ftrunk\u0026old=3022104%40download-manager%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b3608ca-8ed6-46ff-8e57-d8b68f91b9f2?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-CFWH-JQ9V-P2X2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ashish Ajani WP Simple HTML Sitemap allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects WP Simple HTML Sitemap: from n/a through 3.2.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-31822"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T15:16:22Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ashish Ajani WP Simple HTML Sitemap allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects WP Simple HTML Sitemap: from n/a through 3.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-cfwh-jq9v-p2x2",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:21Z",
  "published": "2025-04-01T15:31:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31822"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-simple-html-sitemap/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-simple-html-sitemap-plugin-3-2-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:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CFWQ-WX2R-WWMQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-12 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:03
VLAI
Details

In bluetooth service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-33901"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-12T09:15:13Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In bluetooth service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.",
  "id": "GHSA-cfwq-wx2r-wwmq",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:03:43Z",
  "published": "2023-07-12T09:30:55Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33901"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1676902764208259073"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CG2G-6W24-28FP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-18 06:30 – Updated: 2024-11-01 21:31
VLAI
Details

The Bulk images optimizer: Resize, optimize, convert to webp, rename … plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_configuration' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin options.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-9361"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-18T05:15:06Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Bulk images optimizer: Resize, optimize, convert to webp, rename \u2026 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027save_configuration\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin options.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg2g-6w24-28fp",
  "modified": "2024-11-01T21:31:47Z",
  "published": "2024-10-18T06:30:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9361"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-image-resizer/trunk/includes/class-bir-loader.php#L44"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a189e436-e8af-4379-aa6e-2d1a4a2d4bfa?source=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-CG38-QGV8-XGGM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:33
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aakash Chakravarthy Shortcoder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through 6.3.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-49849"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:37Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aakash Chakravarthy Shortcoder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through 6.3.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg38-qgv8-xggm",
  "modified": "2026-04-23T15:33:38Z",
  "published": "2024-12-09T15:31:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49849"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/shortcoder/vulnerability/wordpress-shortcoder-plugin-6-3-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-CG3X-HXF8-M9FX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-28 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Dylan James Zephyr Project Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Zephyr Project Manager: from n/a through 3.3.201.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-54714"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-28T13:16:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Dylan James Zephyr Project Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Zephyr Project Manager: from n/a through 3.3.201.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg3x-hxf8-m9fx",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:01Z",
  "published": "2025-08-28T15:30:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54714"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/zephyr-project-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-zephyr-project-manager-plugin-3-3-201-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:H/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CG4F-62MH-272X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-25 09:32 – Updated: 2024-10-25 09:32
VLAI
Details

The WPS Telegram Chat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check when accessing messages in versions up to, and including, 4.5.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the messages that are sent through the Telegram Bot API.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-9630"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-25T08:15:03Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The WPS Telegram Chat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check when accessing messages in versions up to, and including, 4.5.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the messages that are sent through the Telegram Bot API.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg4f-62mh-272x",
  "modified": "2024-10-25T09:32:01Z",
  "published": "2024-10-25T09:32:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9630"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wps-telegram-chat/tags/4.5.4/public/partials/wps-telegram-chat-public-handler.php#L92"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86b9b17f-f819-4316-8565-4e7603cd5de7?source=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:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-CG72-7HGW-X23F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-26 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Delicious Delisho allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Delisho: from n/a through 1.1.3.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-60128"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-26T09:15:40Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Delicious Delisho allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Delisho: from n/a through 1.1.3.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg72-7hgw-x23f",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:21Z",
  "published": "2025-09-26T09:31:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60128"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/dr-widgets-blocks/vulnerability/wordpress-delisho-plugin-1-1-3-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"
    }
  ]
}

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.