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.

14540 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-862M-V43M-WWR6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:05 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:05
VLAI
Details

The WordPress plugin, Email Subscribers & Newsletters, before 4.2.3 had a flaw that allowed unauthenticated file download with user information disclosure.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-19985"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-12-26T03:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The WordPress plugin, Email Subscribers \u0026 Newsletters, before 4.2.3 had a flaw that allowed unauthenticated file download with user information disclosure.",
  "id": "GHSA-862m-v43m-wwr6",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:05:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:05:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19985"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9946"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-email-subscribers-newsletters-plugin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158563/WordPress-Email-Subscribers-And-Newsletters-4.2.2-File-Disclosure.html"
    }
  ],
  "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-863Q-8R2W-GHRX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 06:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bigdrop.gr Greek Multi Tool – Fix peralinks, accents, auto create menus and more allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Greek Multi Tool – Fix peralinks, accents, auto create menus and more: from n/a through 2.3.1.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-30797"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T06:15:51Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in bigdrop.gr Greek Multi Tool \u2013 Fix peralinks, accents, auto create menus and more allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Greek Multi Tool \u2013 Fix peralinks, accents, auto create menus and more: from n/a through 2.3.1.",
  "id": "GHSA-863q-8r2w-ghrx",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:17Z",
  "published": "2025-04-01T06:30:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30797"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/greek-multi-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-greek-multi-tool-fix-peralinks-accents-auto-create-menus-and-more-plugin-2-3-1-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:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-8649-4VVG-GFW9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-09 09:30 – Updated: 2024-07-09 09:30
VLAI
Details

The Comment Images Reloaded plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the cir_delete_image AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary media attachments.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-5856"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-07-09T09:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Comment Images Reloaded plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the cir_delete_image AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary media attachments.",
  "id": "GHSA-8649-4vvg-gfw9",
  "modified": "2024-07-09T09:30:56Z",
  "published": "2024-07-09T09:30:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5856"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comment-images-reloaded/trunk/functions/delete-comment.php#L7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f2dc3e7-1e10-4547-8469-726c6747465d?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-865R-5G86-HFXF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through <= 3.6.1.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-67563"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T16:18:32Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through \u003c= 3.6.1.",
  "id": "GHSA-865r-5g86-hfxf",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:11Z",
  "published": "2025-12-09T18:30:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67563"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-smtp/vulnerability/wordpress-post-smtp-plugin-3-6-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-smtp/vulnerability/wordpress-post-smtp-plugin-3-6-1-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"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-8674-26JC-WH98

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-09 22:56 – Updated: 2022-02-09 22:56
VLAI
Summary
Improper Access Control in infinispan-server-runtime
Details

A flaw was found in infinispan 10 REST API, where authorization permissions are not checked while performing some server management operations. When authz is enabled, any user with authentication can perform operations like shutting down the server without the ADMIN role.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 11.0.5.Final"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.infinispan:infinispan-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "11.0.6.Final"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-25711"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-09T22:40:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-12-03T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in infinispan 10 REST API, where authorization permissions are not checked while performing some server management operations. When authz is enabled, any user with authentication can perform operations like shutting down the server without the ADMIN role.",
  "id": "GHSA-8674-26jc-wh98",
  "modified": "2022-02-09T22:56:32Z",
  "published": "2022-02-09T22:56:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25711"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1897618"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0023"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Access Control in infinispan-server-runtime"
}

GHSA-8689-6X46-8697

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-23 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:34
VLAI
Details

The Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_template_content' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.53. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the content of private, draft, and pending templates.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-14155"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-23T10:15:43Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Premium Addons for Elementor \u2013 Powerful Elementor Templates \u0026 Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027get_template_content\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.53. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the content of private, draft, and pending templates.",
  "id": "GHSA-8689-6x46-8697",
  "modified": "2026-04-08T18:34:01Z",
  "published": "2025-12-23T12:30:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14155"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/premium-addons-for-elementor/tags/4.11.53/includes/addons-integration.php#L1624"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/premium-addons-for-elementor/tags/4.11.53/includes/addons-integration.php#L90"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3416254"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-14155"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/135c33bb-5ec2-4697-9340-1d2651ff3a0b?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-8698-V858-43RF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-13 18:30 – Updated: 2025-12-13 18:30
VLAI
Details

The Eyewear prescription form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.1. This is due to missing authorization checks on the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary WooCommerce products with custom names, prices, and category assignments via the 'Name', 'Price', and 'Parent' parameters.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-14366"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-13T16:16:48Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Eyewear prescription form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.1. This is due to missing authorization checks on the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary WooCommerce products with custom names, prices, and category assignments via the \u0027Name\u0027, \u0027Price\u0027, and \u0027Parent\u0027 parameters.",
  "id": "GHSA-8698-v858-43rf",
  "modified": "2025-12-13T18:30:21Z",
  "published": "2025-12-13T18:30:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14366"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eyewear-prescription-form/tags/6.0.1/admin/class-eyewear_prescription_form-admin.php#L369"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eyewear-prescription-form/tags/6.0.1/admin/class-eyewear_prescription_form-admin.php#L71"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f21d7a2-3b4f-487f-a64a-b963427233b3?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-869X-R3WF-GPJW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:34
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shoaib Saleem WP Post Rating allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects WP Post Rating: from n/a through 2.5.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-25785"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-24T15:15:45Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shoaib Saleem WP Post Rating allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects WP Post Rating: from n/a through 2.5.",
  "id": "GHSA-869x-r3wf-gpjw",
  "modified": "2026-04-28T21:34:55Z",
  "published": "2024-04-24T15:30:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25785"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-post-comment-rating/wordpress-wp-post-rating-plugin-2-4-5-vote-manipulation-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-86F3-WR96-FM48

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-07 12:31 – Updated: 2025-01-07 12:31
VLAI
Details

The Jupiter X Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the export_popup_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export popup templates.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-12316"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-07T12:15:24Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Jupiter X Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the export_popup_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export popup templates.",
  "id": "GHSA-86f3-wr96-fm48",
  "modified": "2025-01-07T12:31:02Z",
  "published": "2025-01-07T12:31:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12316"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jupiterx-core/trunk/includes/popups/class.php#L475"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3214798/jupiterx-core/trunk/includes/popups/class.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5db195c1-8917-4465-a5ca-21089afb0bc7?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-86FC-C64W-3Q6Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-22 21:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in memberful Memberful allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects Memberful: from n/a through 1.75.0.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-58000"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-22T19:16:01Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in memberful Memberful allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects Memberful: from n/a through 1.75.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-86fc-c64w-3q6q",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:13Z",
  "published": "2025-09-22T21:30:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58000"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/memberful-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-memberful-plugin-1-75-0-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"
    }
  ]
}

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.