CWE-862
Allowed-with-ReviewMissing 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.
14839 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-CG72-7HGW-X23F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-26 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36Missing 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"
}
]
}
GHSA-CG7M-6FFC-Q2VQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in VOID CODERS Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder: from n/a through 2.1.10.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-48750"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:33Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in VOID CODERS Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder: from n/a through 2.1.10.",
"id": "GHSA-cg7m-6ffc-q2vq",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:33:36Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48750"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/void-elementor-post-grid-addon-for-elementor-page-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-void-elementor-post-grid-addon-for-elementor-page-builder-plugin-2-1-10-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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-CG84-JFHR-GR28
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-27 12:31 – Updated: 2024-02-27 12:31The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the folder position of categories as well as update the metadata of other taxonomies.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-1653"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-27T11:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the categorifyAjaxUpdateFolderPosition in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the folder position of categories as well as update the metadata of other taxonomies.",
"id": "GHSA-cg84-jfhr-gr28",
"modified": "2024-02-27T12:31:11Z",
"published": "2024-02-27T12:31:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1653"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3034410/categorify"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45badd20-1ba8-44be-8a7c-2ce21261e208?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-CG8C-RHC6-WGG5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-24 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-24 00:31A vulnerability in SenseLive X3050's web management interface allows critical system and network configuration parameters to be modified without sufficient validation and safety controls. Due to inadequate enforcement of constraints on sensitive functions, parameters such as IP addressing, watchdog timers, reconnect intervals, and service ports can be set to unsupported or unsafe values. These configuration changes directly affect core device behaviour and recovery mechanisms. The lack of proper validation and safeguards allows critical system functions to be altered in a manner that can destabilize device operation or render the device persistently unavailable.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-40623"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-24T00:16:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in\u00a0SenseLive\u00a0X3050\u0027s web management interface allows critical system and network configuration parameters to be modified without sufficient validation and safety controls. Due to inadequate enforcement of constraints on sensitive functions, parameters such as IP addressing, watchdog timers, reconnect intervals, and service ports can be set to unsupported or unsafe values. These configuration changes directly affect core device behaviour and recovery mechanisms. The lack of proper validation and safeguards allows critical system functions to be altered in a manner that can destabilize device operation or render the device persistently unavailable.",
"id": "GHSA-cg8c-rhc6-wgg5",
"modified": "2026-04-24T00:31:52Z",
"published": "2026-04-24T00:31:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40623"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-111-12.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://senselive.io/contact"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-111-12"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-CG97-5GG4-VC94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-18 06:32 – Updated: 2026-06-18 06:32The E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.32.26. This is due to the screen_action() function lacking a dedicated capability check and nonce verification — when invoked via the ?action=screen routing path the controller's index_action() nonce gate is bypassed entirely — while reading an attacker-controlled option name and value from $_POST['wp_screen_options'] and passing them directly to update_option() with no allowlist, relying solely on the page-level e2pdf_templates capability which the plugin's own Permissions UI allows administrators to grant to any role including Subscriber, Contributor, Author, or Editor. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with a custom role that has been granted the e2pdf_templates capability, to overwrite arbitrary WordPress options such as default_role and thereby escalate their privileges to administrator.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-12407"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-18T04:16:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The E2Pdf \u2013 Export Pdf Tool for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.32.26. This is due to the screen_action() function lacking a dedicated capability check and nonce verification \u2014 when invoked via the ?action=screen routing path the controller\u0027s index_action() nonce gate is bypassed entirely \u2014 while reading an attacker-controlled option name and value from $_POST[\u0027wp_screen_options\u0027] and passing them directly to update_option() with no allowlist, relying solely on the page-level e2pdf_templates capability which the plugin\u0027s own Permissions UI allows administrators to grant to any role including Subscriber, Contributor, Author, or Editor. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with a custom role that has been granted the e2pdf_templates capability, to overwrite arbitrary WordPress options such as default_role and thereby escalate their privileges to administrator.",
"id": "GHSA-cg97-5gg4-vc94",
"modified": "2026-06-18T06:32:20Z",
"published": "2026-06-18T06:32:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12407"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.11/classes/controller/e2pdf-templates.php#L1233"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.11/classes/controller/e2pdf-templates.php#L1235"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.11/classes/controller/e2pdf-templates.php#L23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.11/classes/helper/e2pdf-view.php#L90"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.26/classes/controller/e2pdf-templates.php#L1233"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.26/classes/controller/e2pdf-templates.php#L1235"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.26/classes/controller/e2pdf-templates.php#L23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/e2pdf/tags/1.32.26/classes/helper/e2pdf-view.php#L90"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3574750%40e2pdf\u0026new=3574750%40e2pdf\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee4c5d34-74cb-443b-9323-90580dbe675e?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-CG9R-M2QR-HVVJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-08 09:31 – Updated: 2024-10-31 18:31Authentication vulnerability in the API for app pre-loading. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52541"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-08T09:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Authentication vulnerability in the API for app pre-loading.\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.",
"id": "GHSA-cg9r-m2qr-hvvj",
"modified": "2024-10-31T18:31:16Z",
"published": "2024-04-08T09:31:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52541"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202403-0000001667644725"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-CGC2-28W6-WQ4G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 15:31 – Updated: 2026-01-23 22:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart Ecwid Shopping Cart ecwid-shopping-cart allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ecwid Shopping Cart: from n/a through <= 7.0.5.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-24613"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-23T15:16:20Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart Ecwid Shopping Cart ecwid-shopping-cart allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ecwid Shopping Cart: from n/a through \u003c= 7.0.5.",
"id": "GHSA-cgc2-28w6-wq4g",
"modified": "2026-01-23T22:35:51Z",
"published": "2026-01-23T15:31:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24613"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ecwid-shopping-cart/vulnerability/wordpress-ecwid-shopping-cart-plugin-7-0-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_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"
}
]
}
GHSA-CGCC-8VQ7-798X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-07 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in contentstudio ContentStudio allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects ContentStudio: from n/a through 1.3.3.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-47692"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-07T15:16:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in contentstudio ContentStudio allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects ContentStudio: from n/a through 1.3.3.",
"id": "GHSA-cgcc-8vq7-798x",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:35:05Z",
"published": "2025-05-07T15:31:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47692"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contentstudio/vulnerability/wordpress-contentstudio-1-3-3-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-CGFM-WMG3-V2MW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-11 00:00 – Updated: 2022-02-15 00:02In Bluetooth, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06148177; Issue ID: ALPS06148177.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-20043"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-09T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Bluetooth, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06148177; Issue ID: ALPS06148177.",
"id": "GHSA-cgfm-wmg3-v2mw",
"modified": "2022-02-15T00:02:59Z",
"published": "2022-02-11T00:00:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20043"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/February-2022"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-CGGF-QWGW-W7PQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-17 09:30 – Updated: 2025-01-17 09:30The WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check when adding rooms in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add rooms with custom prices.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12370"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-17T09:15:07Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check when adding rooms in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add rooms with custom prices.",
"id": "GHSA-cggf-qwgw-w7pq",
"modified": "2025-01-17T09:30:38Z",
"published": "2025-01-17T09:30:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12370"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3210798%40wp-hotel-booking%2Ftags%2F2.1.5\u0026new=3214765%40wp-hotel-booking%2Ftags%2F2.1.6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5df32365-5381-48e0-9313-7e83c4c6c440?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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
- 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
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
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
- 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
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.