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.
14625 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6MCV-9288-FJQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks: from n/a through 2.0.7.
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"CVE-2023-47761"
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"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks: from n/a through 2.0.7.",
"id": "GHSA-6mcv-9288-fjqm",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:33:35Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47761"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-301-redirects/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin-2-0-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6MGG-8WQH-HW3H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:12The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-12498"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-20T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.",
"id": "GHSA-6mgg-8wqh-hw3h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:12:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:12:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12498"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2098577/wp-live-chat-support/trunk"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-live-chat-support"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-live-chat-support/#developers"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-6MJ6-GX42-5596
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-27 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in revmakx DefendWP Firewall allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DefendWP Firewall: from n/a through 1.1.0.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22280"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-27T14:15:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in revmakx DefendWP Firewall allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DefendWP Firewall: from n/a through 1.1.0.",
"id": "GHSA-6mj6-gx42-5596",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:33:50Z",
"published": "2025-02-27T15:31:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22280"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/defend-wp-firewall/vulnerability/wordpress-defendwp-firewall-plugin-1-1-0-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:L/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6MJJ-949W-M965
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-02 12:32 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:34Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP ERP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP ERP: from n/a through 1.12.6.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45765"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-02T12:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP ERP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP ERP: from n/a through 1.12.6.",
"id": "GHSA-6mjj-949w-m965",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:34:12Z",
"published": "2025-01-02T12:32:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45765"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/erp/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-erp-plugin-1-12-6-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-6MJQ-G2C9-7FGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-01 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-01 15:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in Migrate Clone allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clone: from n/a through 2.4.5.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-43297"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-01T15:15:46Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Migrate Clone allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clone: from n/a through 2.4.5.",
"id": "GHSA-6mjq-g2c9-7fgq",
"modified": "2024-11-01T15:31:59Z",
"published": "2024-11-01T15:31:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43297"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/wordpress-clone-plugin-2-4-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6MMG-MF85-Q9VR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-16 09:31 – Updated: 2025-08-16 09:31The Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce | E-cab plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's capabilities prior to updating a plugin setting or their identity prior to updating their details like email address. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-8898"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-16T07:15:28Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce | E-cab plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user\u0027s capabilities prior to updating a plugin setting or their identity prior to updating their details like email address. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user\u0027s email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user\u0027s password and gain access to their account.",
"id": "GHSA-6mmg-mf85-q9vr",
"modified": "2025-08-16T09:31:32Z",
"published": "2025-08-16T09:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8898"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3343878/ecab-taxi-booking-manager/trunk/inc/MPTBM_Rest_Api.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/ecab-taxi-booking-manager"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fd50ac2c-3049-4a44-b7f8-a5f87c42555c?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6MMJ-JHQJ-6C6Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-23 23:11 – Updated: 2026-06-23 23:11Impact
Snipe-IT S3 signature image retrieval lacks authorization before temporary URL.
On S3-backed deployments, authenticated users who know a signature filename can obtain a 5-minute signed S3 URL because the S3 branch returns before the authorize() call used by the local-file branch.
Key evidence
routes/web.php:135-143; app/Http/Controllers/ActionlogController.php:16-44; app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php:160,175; app/Listeners/LogListener.php:56; app/Http/Transformers/ActionlogsTransformer.php:188
Patches
Patched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ded6515cbc27a28f07395da318483c2e96263259
Credit
Disclosed by Ikaro tiagonas
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"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 8.5.0"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "snipe/snipe-it"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.5.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-55542"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-23T23:11:26Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "### Impact\n Snipe-IT S3 signature image retrieval lacks authorization before temporary URL.\n\nOn S3-backed deployments, authenticated users who know a signature filename can obtain a 5-minute signed S3 URL because the S3 branch returns before the `authorize()` call used by the local-file branch.\n\n## Key evidence\n`routes/web.php:135-143`; `app/Http/Controllers/ActionlogController.php:16-44`; `app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php:160,175`; `app/Listeners/LogListener.php:56`; `app/Http/Transformers/ActionlogsTransformer.php:188`\n\n\n### Patches\nPatched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ded6515cbc27a28f07395da318483c2e96263259 \n\n### Credit\nDisclosed by Ikaro tiagonas",
"id": "GHSA-6mmj-jhqj-6c6q",
"modified": "2026-06-23T23:11:26Z",
"published": "2026-06-23T23:11:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-6mmj-jhqj-6c6q"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ded6515cbc27a28f07395da318483c2e96263259"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Snipe-IT\u0027s S3 signature image retrieval lacks authorization before temporary URL "
}
GHSA-6MMP-3MQ7-R6C3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-12 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:03In telephony 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-2023-33884"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-12T09:15:12Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In telephony service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.",
"id": "GHSA-6mmp-3mq7-r6c3",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:03:16Z",
"published": "2023-07-12T09:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33884"
},
{
"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-6MMW-6JQX-8W6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32Missing Authorization vulnerability in Liton Arefin WP Adminify adminify allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Adminify: from n/a through <= 4.0.6.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-68592"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-24T13:16:26Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Liton Arefin WP Adminify adminify allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Adminify: from n/a through \u003c= 4.0.6.1.",
"id": "GHSA-6mmw-6jqx-8w6x",
"modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:41Z",
"published": "2025-12-24T15:30:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68592"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/adminify/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-adminify-plugin-4-0-6-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/adminify/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-adminify-plugin-4-0-6-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve"
}
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"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-6MP6-6X9R-HVP3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-04 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:03A flaw was discovered in Kibana in which users with Read access to the Uptime feature could modify alerting rules. A user with this privilege would be able to create new alerting rules or overwrite existing ones. However, any new or modified rules would not be enabled, and a user with this privilege could not modify alerting connectors. This effectively means that Read users could disable existing alerting rules.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-23709"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-03T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A flaw was discovered in Kibana in which users with Read access to the Uptime feature could modify alerting rules. A user with this privilege would be able to create new alerting rules or overwrite existing ones. However, any new or modified rules would not be enabled, and a user with this privilege could not modify alerting connectors. This effectively means that Read users could disable existing alerting rules.",
"id": "GHSA-6mp6-6x9r-hvp3",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:03:38Z",
"published": "2022-03-04T00:00:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23709"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-1-security-update/298447"
}
],
"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"
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]
}
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.