Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How to prevent it (3 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
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Architecture and Design
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
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Architecture and Design
Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
Source: MITRE CWE-269
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High 8.8
WordPress Themify Ultra theme <= 7.3.5 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Themify Themify Ultra allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Themify Ultra: from n/a through 7.3.5.
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High 8.8
WordPress WZone plugin <= 14.0.10 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in AA-Team WZone allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WZone: from n/a through 14.0.10.
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High 8.8
WordPress WP Masquerade plugin <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in JR King/Eran Schoellhorn WP Masquerade allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Masquerade: from n/a through 1.1.0.
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High 7.2
WordPress Instant Images plugin <= 6.1.0 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Darren Cooney Instant Images allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Instant Images: from n/a through 6.1.0.
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High 7.2CVE-2024-34370 Public exploit
WordPress EAN for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.8.9 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects EAN for WooCommerce: from n/a through 4.8.9.
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High 8.6
WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Unauthenticated Membership Role Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.
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High 8.8
WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.8.8 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 5.8.8.
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High 8.6CVE-2023-41954 Scanner template
WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team ProfilePress allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.13.1.
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High 8.8
WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 2.33.0 - GiveWP Manager+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in GiveWP allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 2.33.0.
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High 8.8
WordPress WPvivid Backup Plugin plugin <= 0.9.90 - Privilege Escalation on Staging Environment vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPvivid Team WPvivid Backup and Migration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPvivid Backup and Migration: from n/a through 0.9.90.
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High 7.2
WordPress JetFormBuilder plugin <= 3.0.8 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Crocoblock JetFormBuilder allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects JetFormBuilder: from n/a through 3.0.8.
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High 8.8
WordPress Booking Package SAASPROJECT plugin <= 1.5.98 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SAASPROJECT Booking Package Booking Package allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Booking Package: from n/a through 1.5.98.
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High 7.6
WordPress Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 2.7.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Qube One Ltd. Redirection for Contact Form 7 wpcf7-redirect allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Redirection for Contact Form 7: from n/a through 2.7.0.
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High 7.9
Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in some Intel(R) DTT software installers may allow an authenticated user to potent…
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High 8.5
Grav Arbitrary File Read to Account Takeover
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to version 1.7.46, a low privilege user account with page edit privilege can read any server files using Twig Syntax. This includes Grav user account files - `/grav/user/accounts/*.yaml`. This file stores hashed user p…
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High 8.8
WordPress Leyka plugin <= 3.30.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Teplitsa of social technologies Leyka allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Leyka: from n/a through 3.30.2.
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High 7.8
Reportico Web fails to invalidate cookies upon logout
An issue in Reportico Web before v.8.1.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via the sessionid function.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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High 7.8CVE-2024-22774 Public exploit
An issue in Panoramic Corporation Digital Imaging Software v.9.1.2.7600 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges …
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High 8.8
Spectra Pro <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation
The Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to the plugin allowing lower-privileged users to create registration forms and set the default role to administrator This makes…
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High 7.5
CVE
NVIDIA ChatRTX for Windows contains a vulnerability in ChatRTX UI, where a user can cause an improper privilege management issue by exploiting interprocess communication between different processes. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to inf…
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High 7.5
CVE
NVIDIA ChatRTX for Windows contains a vulnerability in Chat RTX UI, where a user can cause an improper privilege management issue by sending user inputs to change execution flow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure,…
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High 7.7
EDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) authenticated file read permissions bypass using edbldr
All versions of EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) from 15.0 prior to 15.7.0 and from 16.0 prior to 16.3.0 may allow users using edbldr to bypass role permissions from pg_read_server_files. This could allow low privilege users to read files to which…
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High 7.7
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lunar
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Lunar software that affects versions 6.0.2 through 6.6.0. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a secondary process injection into the Lunar application and abuse those rights to access sensitive user …
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High 7.2
VMware Avi Load Balancer updates address multiple vulnerabilities
VMware Avi Load Balancer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges on VMware Avi Load Balancer can create, modify, execute and delete files as a root user on the host system.
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High 7.8
In multiple methods of UserManagerService.java, there is a possible failure to persist or enforce user restrictions due…
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High 7.8
In assertPackageWithSharedUserIdIsPrivileged of InstallPackageHelper.java, there is a possible execution of arbitrary a…
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High 7.8
In migrateNotificationFilter of NotificationManagerService.java, there is a possible failure to persist notifications s…
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High 8.8
An issue was discovered in Alcatel-Lucent ALE NOE deskphones through 86x8_NOE-R300.1.40.12.4180 and SIP deskphones thro…
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High 7.5
piraeus-operator allows attacker to impersonate service account
There is a ClusterRole in piraeus-operator v2.5.0 and earlier which has been granted list secrets permission, which allows an attacker to impersonate the service account bound to this ClusterRole and use its high-risk privileges to list confidential informati…
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High 7.9
Webroot Antivirus COM-Hijacking LPE
Privilege Escalation in WRSA.EXE in Webroot Antivirus 8.0.1X- 9.0.35.12 on Windows64 bit and 32 bit allows malicious software to abuse WRSA.EXE to delete arbitrary and protected files.
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High 7.8
Anti-tampering can be disabled with uninstall password enforced
The anti-tampering functionality of the Zscaler Client Connector can be disabled under certain conditions when an uninstall password is enforced. This affects Zscaler Client Connector on Windows prior to 4.2.0.209
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High 8.8CVE-2024-33775 Public exploit
An issue with the Autodiscover component in Nagios XI 2024R1.01 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a c…
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High 7.8CVE-2024-27518 Public exploit
An issue in SUPERAntiSyware Professional X 10.0.1262 and 10.0.1264 allows unprivileged attackers to escalate privileges…
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High 8.1
An issue in Insurance Management System v.1.0.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafte…
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High 7.3
GlPI-Agent MSI package installation doesn't update folder security profile when using non default installation folder
The GLPI Agent is a generic management agent. Prior to version 1.7.2, a local user can modify GLPI-Agent code or used DLLs to modify agent logic and even gain higher privileges. Users should upgrade to GLPI-Agent 1.7.2 to receive a patch. As a workaround, use…
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High 8.7
Certain software builds for the TCL 20XE Android device contain a vulnerable, pre-installed app with a package name of …
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High 8.8
Privilege Escalation in U-Series Appliance
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (filesystem modules) allows DLL Side-Loading.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.
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High 8.8
Privilege Escalation in U-Series Appliance
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (local appliance api modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.
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High 8.1
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility versions 9.12.1.x, 9.13.1.x and 9.14.1.x are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could allow a read-only user to escalate their privileges.