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.
14636 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V427-M4XV-R7XQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-10 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-11 00:00Improper access control vulnerability in Telecom application prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to start emergency calls via undefined permission.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-36856"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-09T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Improper access control vulnerability in Telecom application prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to start emergency calls via undefined permission.",
"id": "GHSA-v427-m4xv-r7xq",
"modified": "2022-09-11T00:00:30Z",
"published": "2022-09-10T00:00:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36856"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022\u0026month=09"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V42C-5JQ2-7P9M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:39 – Updated: 2023-11-16 03:30Missing Authorization vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.1 allows local users to block McAfee product updates by manipulating a directory used by MA for temporary files. The product would continue to function with out-of-date detection files.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-7343"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-18T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Windows prior to 5.7.1 allows local users to block McAfee product updates by manipulating a directory used by MA for temporary files. The product would continue to function with out-of-date detection files.",
"id": "GHSA-v42c-5jq2-7p9m",
"modified": "2023-11-16T03:30:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:39:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7343"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10343"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V42C-GM96-J95X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jegstudio Startupzy startupzy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.
This issue affects Startupzy: from n/a through 1.1.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-33685"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T13:19:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jegstudio Startupzy startupzy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.\n\nThis issue affects Startupzy: from n/a through 1.1.1.",
"id": "GHSA-v42c-gm96-j95x",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:41Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33685"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/startupzy/vulnerability/wordpress-startupzy-theme-1-1-1-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-V435-C8WM-QMJM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 18:31 – Updated: 2024-05-14 18:31Manage Bank Statement ReProcessing Rules does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can enable/disable the sharing rule of other users affecting the integrity of the application. Confidentiality and Availability are not affected.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-4138"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T16:17:32Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Manage Bank Statement ReProcessing Rules does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can enable/disable the sharing rule of other users affecting the integrity of the application. Confidentiality and Availability are not affected.",
"id": "GHSA-v435-c8wm-qmjm",
"modified": "2024-05-14T18:31:02Z",
"published": "2024-05-14T18:31:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://me.sap.com/notes/3434666"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/knowledge-base/security-notes-news.html"
}
],
"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-V43W-WV28-G523
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-09 09:31 – Updated: 2026-01-09 09:31The Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 10.14.10 via the WPBC_FLEXTIMELINE_NAV AJAX action. This is due to the nonce verification being conditionally disabled by default (booking_is_nonce_at_front_end option is 'Off' by default). When the booking_is_show_popover_in_timeline_front_end option is enabled (which is the default in demo installations and can be enabled by administrators), it is possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive booking data including customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, and booking details.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-14146"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-09T08:15:57Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 10.14.10 via the `WPBC_FLEXTIMELINE_NAV` AJAX action. This is due to the nonce verification being conditionally disabled by default (`booking_is_nonce_at_front_end` option is `\u0027Off\u0027` by default). When the `booking_is_show_popover_in_timeline_front_end` option is enabled (which is the default in demo installations and can be enabled by administrators), it is possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive booking data including customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, and booking details.",
"id": "GHSA-v43w-wv28-g523",
"modified": "2026-01-09T09:31:20Z",
"published": "2026-01-09T09:31:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14146"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/10.14.8/core/lib/wpbc-ajax.php#L29"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/10.14.8/core/timeline/v2/wpbc-class-timeline_v2.php#L3187"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/10.14.8/core/wpbc-activation.php#L572"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/10.14.8/includes/_functions/nonce_func.php#L33"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3434934%40booking%2Ftrunk\u0026old=3432649%40booking%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=#file2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/281a1c0e-bbd8-4cf6-94ca-b888c7d7e3af?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V45Q-4525-5G76
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-19 06:30 – Updated: 2025-08-19 06:30The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-8357"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-19T05:15:30Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.",
"id": "GHSA-v45q-4525-5g76",
"modified": "2025-08-19T06:30:26Z",
"published": "2025-08-19T06:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8357"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/tags/3.26/includes/class-mla-main.php#L924"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3336915%40media-library-assistant\u0026new=3336915%40media-library-assistant\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8726375f-de67-4c92-9cf8-1bfb7330f327?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:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V45V-R9M7-CWXG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-19 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-19 21:30Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through <= 3.5.3.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-25372"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-19T09:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through \u003c= 3.5.3.",
"id": "GHSA-v45v-r9m7-cwxg",
"modified": "2026-02-19T21:30:45Z",
"published": "2026-02-19T18:31:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25372"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/academy/vulnerability/wordpress-academy-lms-plugin-3-5-3-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:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V46R-X4F9-R3P5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:32The Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of membership levels created by the plugin due to an incorrectly implemented capability check in the pmpro_rest_api_get_permissions_check function in all versions up to 2.12.5 (inclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change membership levels including prices.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-6855"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-11T09:15:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Paid Memberships Pro \u2013 Content Restriction, User Registration, \u0026 Paid Subscriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of membership levels created by the plugin due to an incorrectly implemented capability check in the pmpro_rest_api_get_permissions_check function in all versions up to 2.12.5 (inclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change membership levels including prices.",
"id": "GHSA-v46r-x4f9-r3p5",
"modified": "2026-04-08T18:32:30Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T09:30:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6855"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php#L528"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php#L997"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3011575/paid-memberships-pro/trunk/includes/rest-api.php?contextall=1\u0026old=2947813\u0026old_path=%2Fpaid-memberships-pro%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Frest-api.php"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/383c7837-e7b7-4608-9cdc-91b7dbc7f4e2?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"
}
]
}
GHSA-V474-G846-5M4R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-28 06:30 – Updated: 2026-03-29 15:30The Restaurant Cafeteria WordPress theme through 0.4.6 exposes insecure admin-ajax actions without nonce or capability checks, allowing any logged-in user, like subscriber, to perform privileged operations. An attacker can install and activate a from a user-supplied URL, leading to arbitrary PHP code execution, and also import demo content that rewrites site configuration, including Restaurant Cafeteria WordPress theme through 0.4.6_mods, pages, menus, and front page settings.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-15445"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-28T06:16:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Restaurant Cafeteria WordPress theme through 0.4.6 exposes insecure admin-ajax actions without nonce or capability checks, allowing any logged-in user, like subscriber, to perform privileged operations. An attacker can install and activate a from a user-supplied URL, leading to arbitrary PHP code execution, and also import demo content that rewrites site configuration, including Restaurant Cafeteria WordPress theme through 0.4.6_mods, pages, menus, and front page settings.",
"id": "GHSA-v474-g846-5m4r",
"modified": "2026-03-29T15:30:19Z",
"published": "2026-03-28T06:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15445"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f3f4a734-5828-4e3f-a170-28189aeda929"
}
],
"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-V47P-P4R6-WCWJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-28 12:30 – Updated: 2026-01-28 12:30The Rupantorpay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_webhook() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify WooCommerce order statuses by sending crafted requests to the WooCommerce API endpoint.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-15511"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-28T12:15:50Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Rupantorpay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_webhook() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify WooCommerce order statuses by sending crafted requests to the WooCommerce API endpoint.",
"id": "GHSA-v47p-p4r6-wcwj",
"modified": "2026-01-28T12:30:28Z",
"published": "2026-01-28T12:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15511"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rupantorpay/tags/2.0.0/includes/class-wc-rupantorpay-gateway.php#L172"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1b21bdfd-42ec-43fe-b581-04276b86c50b?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.