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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Medium 6.7
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7, and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.4.0.0, contains an Improper Privile…
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Medium 6.7
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The support…
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Medium 6.6
Authenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the command line interface of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges to escalate privileges beyond their authorized l…
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Medium 6.7
In Bootloader, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escala…
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Medium 5.4
Strimzi: Unrestricted access to all Secrets within namespace watched by the Topic operator
Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. In Strimzi 1.0.0 and earlier, deploying only the Topic Operator or only the User Operator through the Kafka custom resource leaves the Entit…
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Medium 6.5
Pipelines-as-Code: Unscoped GitHub App installation token allows unauthorized access to private repositories via remote task resolution
Pipelines-as-Code is a CI/CD system that lets users define Tekton pipelines in source code repositories. Prior to 0.37.8, 0.39.6, 0.42.1, and 0.48.0, a GitHub App installation token created during webhook processing is not scoped to the repository that trigge…
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Medium 5.5
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequ…
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Medium 5.5
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Gold…
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Medium 5.5
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 2…
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Medium 6.5
A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS …
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Medium 6.3
lenve vhr HrMapper.xml HrInfoController.updateHr privileges management
A security vulnerability has been detected in lenve vhr 1.0-SNAPSHOT. This issue affects the function HrInfoController.updateHr of the file HrMapper.xml. Such manipulation of the argument Password leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be perf…
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Medium 5.4
Simple Membership < 4.7.8 - Subscriber+ Membership Level Escalation via PayPal Standard subsc_ref
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 does not validate that the membership level supplied in a PayPal payment notification matches the level configured for the paid payment button, allowing members to pay for a lower-priced membership while bei…
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Medium 4.3
Xuxueli xxl-job JobGroupController.java privileges management
A vulnerability was found in Xuxueli xxl-job up to 3.4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file xxl-job-admin/src/main/java/com/xxl/job/admin/business/controller/JobGroupController.java. The manipulation results in improper privileg…
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Medium 6.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server prior to 9.0.5.29 and 8.5.5.31 are affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 could allow an authenticated user with a low-privilege administrative role to modify security configuration. This could result in information disclosure or denial of service.
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Medium 6.5
Privilege Escalation in ClearPass OnGuard Agent
A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges, leading to pot…
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Medium 6.4
Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Authorization Bypass via Livewire Snapshot Replay
Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in Livewire components that enforce authorization only at the route level, not within component lifecycle methods. Attackers with a valid authenticated session can replay signed component sn…
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Medium 5.5
Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Medium 4.7
elenavanengelenmaslova mocknest-serverless AWS GitHub OIDC Deployment Helper Script github-oidc-role.yaml privileges management
A vulnerability was detected in elenavanengelenmaslova mocknest-serverless 0.9.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file deployment/aws/shared/github-oidc-role.yaml of the component AWS GitHub OIDC Deployment Helper Script. Performing a manip…
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Medium 5.5
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains…
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Medium 6.3
Privilege Escalation
Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.4.2540.23 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation During JAR Extraction
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Medium 6.3
Privilege Escalation
Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.5.2600.15 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Due to Outdated Component
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Medium 5.0
Privilege Escalation
Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.5.2605.01 are vulnerable to Local privilege escalation due to loading a dll from an untrusted path.
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Medium 5.7
Privilege Escalation
Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions before 11.5.2605.01 are vulnerable to local privilege escalation due to Agent upgrade.
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Medium 5.3
SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System auth.php register privileges management
A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0. This vulnerability affects the function register of the file auth.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument role results in improper privilege m…
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Medium 6.3
StackStorm st2 API Key auth.py privileges management
A security vulnerability has been detected in StackStorm st2 up to 3.9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file st2api/st2api/controllers/v1/auth.py of the component API Key Handler. Such manipulation of the argument api_key_api.user leads to improper p…
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Medium 6.3
StackStorm st2 NoOp RBAC backend actionexecutions.py privileges management
A weakness has been identified in StackStorm st2 up to 3.9.0. This issue affects the function assert_user_is_admin_if_user_query_param_is_provided of the file st2api/st2api/controllers/v1/actionexecutions.py of the component NoOp RBAC backend. This manipulati…
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Medium 5.4
Theme My Login 7.0 - 7.1.15 - Subscriber+ Unauthorised Multisite Site Creation and Privilege Escalation
The My Login WordPress plugin before 7.2.0 does not enforce the network's registration setting when processing site signups on multisite installations, allowing users with a subscriber account, and unauthenticated users on some networks, to create new sites a…
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Medium 4.2
Improper privilege management in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.75 allowed a remote attacker who had co…
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Medium 6.5
Authenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Broken Access Control in AOS-CX
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to change the state of certain settings of a vulnerable system.
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Medium 5.7
Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Session Information
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API endpoint of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low-privilege operator user, after a required user action, to access sensitive information from the vulnerable system.
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Medium 4.4
Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated privileged user on the underlying host to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows the attacker to change the…
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Medium 6.5
Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Broken Access Control in HPE Networking Fabric Composer API
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to change the state of certain settings of a vulnerable system.
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Medium 6.5
Authenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure in HPE Networking Fabric Composer
A vulnerability in the underlying operating system of HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user with local access to upstream AFC dependencies to view sensitive information. Successful exploitation could allow an …
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Medium 4.4
IObit Uninstaller IOCTL IUForceDelete.sys IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL privileges management
A flaw has been found in IObit Uninstaller 15.5.0.11. This affects the function IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL in the library IUForceDelete.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper privilege management. The attack requires loca…
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Medium 6.6
Really Simple Security < 9.8.0 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation via rsp_upgrade_install_plugin
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 does not check that the user is allowed to install Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 before installing one from a user-supplied URL, allowing an administrator of a subsite on a multis…
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Medium 4.3
Improper privilege management in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveragin…
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Medium 6.6
Forminator Forms < 1.57.0.7 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Form Role Bypass
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.0.7 does not consistently enforce the role restriction it applies to registration forms, allowing users who are permitted to build forms to configure one that assigns the administrator role to any visitor who …
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Medium 5.3
Dell PowerPath, version 7.2 through to 8.0 SP1, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileg…
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Medium 5.5
Renovate 42.68.1 before 42.96.3 and 43.0.0 before 43.4.4 Environment Variable Exposure
Renovate versions from 42.68.1 before 42.96.3 and from 43.0.0 before 43.4.4, including the renovate/renovate Docker images, and Mend Renovate CE/EE images (renovate-ce, renovate-ee-server, renovate-ee-worker) from 13.3.0 before 13.6.0, fail to restrict enviro…
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Medium 5.5
linuxfabrik-lib: Arbitrary root file read via live --test argument (lib.lftest) across sudoers-whitelisted plugins (LPE)
linuxfabrik-lib provides Python modules for database access, caching, shell execution, and API integrations, and Linuxfabrik Monitoring Plugins uses its shared testing helper across check plugins. Prior to linuxfabrik-lib 6.1.0 and Linuxfabrik Monitoring Plug…