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
MCPHub: Missing Authorization on `PUT /api/system-config` Lets Any Non-Admin Rewrite Global Security Configuration
MCPHub is a unified hub for centrally managing and dynamically orchestrating multiple MCP servers/APIs into separate endpoints with flexible routing strategies. Prior to version 1.0.29, MCPHub's PUT /api/system-config endpoint (handler updateSystemConfig) per…
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High 8.8
ieungSoft Ultra RAMDisk Pro Kernel Driver URDSCSI.sys privileges management
A vulnerability was determined in ieungSoft Ultra RAMDisk Pro 1.82. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library URDSCSI.sys of the component Kernel Driver. This manipulation causes improper privilege management. The attack needs to be launched l…
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Low 3.4
IObit Unlocker IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL IObitUnlocker.sys ZwTerminateProcess privileges management
A vulnerability has been found in IObit Unlocker 1.3.0.12. This vulnerability affects the function ZwTerminateProcess in the library IObitUnlocker.sys of the component IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL Handler. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. 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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Critical 9.8
@hulumi/policies before 1.3.2 Admin Policy Bypass
@hulumi/policies versions before 1.3.2 fail to fully inspect inline and attached IAM policy evidence for the administrator-policy guardrail. Attackers can craft admin-equivalent policy paths that bypass policy evaluation controls.
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Critical 9.8
hulumi before v1.3.2 Privilege Escalation via IAM Policy
hulumi versions before v1.3.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the weekly integration IAM policy that allows role lifecycle operations on af-e2e-* roles without sufficient boundary restrictions. Attackers with the documented principal can creat…
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High 8.8
Colorful iGameCenter IOCTL Dispatch WinRing0x64.sys sub_11504 privileges management
A vulnerability was found in Colorful iGameCenter 2.0.0.81. This vulnerability affects the function sub_11504 in the library WinRing0x64.sys of the component IOCTL Dispatch. Performing a manipulation of the argument PhysicalAddress/AlignNumer/AlignSize result…
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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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Critical 9.8
Custom User Registration Fields for WooCommerce <= 2.2.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'afreg_select_user_role' Parameter in Store API Checkout
The Custom User Registration Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.2.3. This is due to the plugin accepting an attacker-controlled afreg_select_user_role value from the unauthenti…
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Critical 9.8
Uix UserCenter <= 1.0.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Uix UserCenter WordPress plugin through 1.0.3 does not verify that the account being modified through an unauthenticated profile-update action belongs to the requester, and it authenticates that action with a token whose signing key is hardcoded and ident…
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Critical 9.8
Simple User Registration <= 6.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The MemberHero WordPress plugin through 6.9 does not restrict which account fields can be supplied during its frontend registration process, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register a new user with an arbitrary role, including Administrator, leading to …
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High 8.8
Piccolo Admin: Privilege escalation - admin to superuser via session-token disclosure in GET /api/tables/sessions/.
Piccolo Admin is an admin interface and content management system for Python, built on top of Piccolo. Prior to 1.14.0, piccolo_admin/endpoints.py uses superuser_validators to block PUT, PATCH, DELETE, and POST requests by non-superusers but permits GET reque…
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High 7.2
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Login Settings
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform a capability check when saving its login settings, allowing authenticated users who have been granted a User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 management c…
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High 8.1
Ultimate Member 2.6.7 - 2.12.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Role Field on Profile Forms
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.13.0 does not validate a submitted role selection when it cannot resolve the set of roles a profile form permits, and screens the value against the site's registered role names rather than against the form's own a…
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Critical 9.3
WatchGuard Dimension Session Hijack via Exposed Session Tokens in Diagnostic Logs
WatchGuard Dimension records unredacted session identifiers for logged-in users in its web UI diagnostic log. A low-privileged Dimension Administrator can retrieve this log and extract a Super Administrator's session token while that administrator is logged i…
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High 8.6
Flowintel Organization Administrator Can Reset Full Administrator Password and Escalate Privileges
Affected versions of Flowintel contain an authorization flaw in the administrative user-edit API. The existing authorization check correctly prevented an organization administrator from editing users in another organization, but it did not prevent them from e…
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High 7.2
CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance < 4.1.18 - Editor+ Privilege Escalation via cmp_ajax_import_settings
The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 does not enforce an option-name allow-list when importing settings via one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with the Editor role (when the administrator has granted the Editor role access to the CMP WordPress plugin b…
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High 7.2
An issue in the inviteController.js component in Bluewave Labs Checkmate <=3.3.0 allows remote authenticated administra…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-37071 Public exploit
Arbitrary File Rename Leading to Privilege Escalation in Actions::renameFile() function in Veno File Manager Project 4.…
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High 8.8
Mang Board WP <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Forged Authentication Cookie
The Mang Board WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization via Authentication Cookie Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.7. This is due to flawed HMAC generation in the mbw_get_hash_key() function that uses the current user's …
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Low 3.7
Forminator Forms < 1.57.1 - Unauthenticated Multisite Site Creation and Privilege Escalation
The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.1 does not verify that site registration is enabled on the network before creating a site signup, allowing unauthenticated visitors to create a new site on a WordPress multisite network and gain administrator …
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Critical 9.8
Improper privilege management in Actor in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging soc…
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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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High 8.8
Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacke…
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High 8.3
Improper privilege management in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had c…
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Low 3.3
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. A mali…
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High 7.2
ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon <= 4.9.4 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Privilege Escalation to WXR Import '<wp_option>' Nodes
The ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon – All in One WooCommerce Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.4. This is due to the `rum_importer()` function being registered on the W…
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High 8.6
In affected versions of the Codefresh platform an authenticated user can utilize an API endpoint to elevate to Admin pe…
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Low 2.7
Content Mask 1.8.0 - 1.8.5.4 - Contributor Publish Capability Bypass via create_new_content_mask
The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.5 does not check the capability required to publish the post type being created, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish posts and pages on the site without holding the publish capability.
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Critical 9.8
RestrictMate < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site take…
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High 8.8
Security Hardener <= 2.4.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via REST API '/wp/v2/users' permission_callback Overwrite
The Security Hardener plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. The vulnerability exists because the plugin's user-enumeration protection, which is enabled by default, hooks the rest_endpoints fil…
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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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High 8.8
WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.8.24 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update to wpematico_import_settings admin_action
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpematico_import_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.…
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High 8.8
LeafWiki Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via User Self-Service Update
LeafWiki is a self-hosted wiki. Versions 0.1.0 through 0.10.0 have a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user update API. An authenticated user could update their own account role and escalate privileges from a regular user, such as `viewer`, to `admin`…
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High 8.8
Apache CloudStack: Missing Privilege Check in Two-Factor Authentication Disable Flow
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's Two-factor authentication plugin allowing bypass of the two-factor authentication disable flow. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.18.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4…
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High 7.2
AI Engine 2.8.0 - 3.6.0 - Admin+ Multisite Network Administrator Account Takeover via MCP User Tools
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.1 does not verify that the requesting user is authorized to act on the targeted account before performing privileged user management operations, allowing users with the Administrator role on a Multisite sub-site to ta…
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High 8.8
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a vulnerability in cmdnim that may allow an unprivileged local user to executes the payload as root.
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Critical 9.8
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper privilege management.
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High 7.8
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper privilege management.
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High 7.8
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper handling of symbolic links.