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
Pronamic Pay <= 10.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Gravity Forms 'Update user role' Field
The Pronamic Pay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 10.1.0 This is due to the `maybe_update_user_role()` function passing an attacker-controlled Gravity Forms field value (`$lead[$feed->user_role_f…
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High 8.1
Profile Builder < 3.16.4 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Auto-Login After Registration
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.16.4 does not correctly bind the automatic login performed after user registration to the newly created account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain an authenticated session for an arbitrary existing…
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High 8.8
Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via '_wps_plan_user_role' Membership Plan Meta
The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the `save_meta_boxes()` function persisting the `_wps_plan_user_role` membership plan meta from `$_POST` witho…
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High 8.1
Ultimate Member < 2.12.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Role Selection Field
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.12.1 does not filter administrator-level capabilities from the roles it makes selectable on its registration forms, and its post-registration safeguard against elevated accounts is disabled by default, allowing un…
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High 7.5
Demi - One Click Demo Import, Backup & Site Migration < 0.0.7 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure via Public Backup Directory
The Demi WordPress plugin before 0.0.7 stores its full-site backup archives in a publicly accessible location under a predictable filename and without access protection, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download complete backups including the site databa…
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Medium 6.6
Capsule: Incomplete fix of CVE-2026-22872: TenantResource RawItems and Generators still allow cluster-scoped resource creation (cross-tenant privilege escalation)
Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. From 0.13.0 until 0.13.8, after the incomplete CVE-2026-22872 fix, TenantResource RawItems and Generators in internal/controllers/resources/collect.go, including handleRawItem and handleGen…
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High 8.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a cross-site request forgery
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to perform SSRF attacks with elevated privileges when the collectiveController-1.0 feature is enabled.
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High 7.5
ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Group ID
The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's co…
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High 8.8
Inappropriate implementation in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute …
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High 8.8
Inappropriate implementation in Scheduling in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute…
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High 7.5
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to …
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High 8.8
Inappropriate implementation in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker t…
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High 8.4
Inappropriate implementation in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to…
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High 8.8
Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform pri…
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High 7.8
Inappropriate implementation in Browser in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to …
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High 7.8
Inappropriate implementation in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perf…
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High 7.5
Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker …
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High 8.8
Inappropriate implementation in AdFilter in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute a…
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High 7.1
Inappropriate implementation in File Input in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker t…
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High 8.8
Wholesale for WooCommerce <= 2.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation via 'user_role_set' Parameter
The Wholesale for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to the `save_requests_meta()` function applying only `sanitize_text_field()` to the `user_role_set` POST paramete…
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High 8.8
WP Password Policy <= 3.7.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
The WP Password Policy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to and including 3.7.1. This is due to missing authorization checks and nonce verification in the `get_user()` function of the `Module_Password_Hint` class, w…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-18107 Public exploit
Criu: criu: container escape via rseq critical section hijack during checkpoint/restore
A flaw was found in CRIU's handling of restartable sequences (rseq) during checkpoint/restore. A malicious process inside a container can register an rseq critical section that hijacks CRIU's parasite code injection during checkpoint, allowing it to spoof the…
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Medium 6.9
nebula-mesh: Web UI lacks CSRF tokens on /ui/* mutating endpoints
nebula-mesh is a self-hosted control plane for Slack Nebula mesh virtual private network. Prior to version 0.3.3, every /ui/* POST / PUT / PATCH / DELETE route processes the request as soon as the session cookie validates. SameSite=Lax on the session cookie p…
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High 8.8
Eazy Plugin Manager <= 4.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via pos_get_option AJAX Action and admin/login REST Endpoint
The Eazy Plugin Manager – Powerful Plugin Management Solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.1. This is due to insufficient authorization on the `wp_ajax_pos_get_option` AJAX …
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Critical 9.8
TrueBooker Appointment Booking < 1.2.4 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset
The TrueBooker WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not validate account ownership when resetting a user's password through one of its front-end account handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set an arbitrary password on any account, including an admin…
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High 7.2
JFrog Platform contains an authorization flaw that may allow authenticated privilege escalation.
An authenticated privilege-escalation vulnerability in JFrog Platform may be exploited under admin-provisioned account conditions. Successful exploitation may grant temporary platform administrator access.
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Medium 6.5
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Privilege Escalation via Group Membership
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers() that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add them…
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High 8.1CVE-2026-13152 Public exploit
Custom Fields Account Registration For WooCommerce < 1.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce WordPress plugin before 1.4 does not prevent its custom registration fields from writing to the user capabilities meta key on sites that use a non-default database table prefix, so an unauthenticated user…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-12394 Scanner template
MemberGlut < 1.1.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The MemberGlut WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not validate the role chosen during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, leading to full site compromise.
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High 8.4
Loytec LINX firmware: Improper Privilege Management in /usr/bin/ltsudo
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) in `/usr/bin/ltsudo` in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows a `superadmin`-group attacker to reset the password of any LARM user (including the `larm…
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Medium 5.5
Accountsservice: accountsservice: arbitrary file read via seticonfile for systemd-homed users
A flaw was found in accountsservice. The systemd-homed code path for SetIconFile opens a user-supplied filename as root without the validation and privilege drop performed by the classic handler. A local attacker with a systemd-homed-managed account can read …
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High 8.5
Local privilege escalation in ESET security applications for macOS
Local privilege escalation potentially allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user.
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High 8.5
Local privilege escalation in ESET security applications for macOS
Local privilege escalation potentially allowed an attacker to write an arbitrary file with fully controlled content as a privileged user.
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High 7.5
CAFEHAUS API <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
The CAFEHAUS API WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have any authentication or authorisation when updating user passwords, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set the password of any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.
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High 7.5
ProfilePress < 4.16.18 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration Role Selection
The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content WordPress plugin before 4.16.18 does not consistently enforce the role restriction configured on its front-end registration role-selection field. The se…
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High 8.0
WPify Woo <= 5.4.16 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update via save_option REST Endpoint
The Wpify Woo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.4.16. This is due to the SettingsApi::save_option() REST route (POST /wp-json/wpify-woo/v1/option) passing the request-supplied 'option' and 'data' pa…
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Medium 6.3CVE-2026-16764 Public exploit
OWASP DefectDojo API/Web serializers.py UserSerializer privileges management
A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The a…
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High 7.1
victor Web - Priviledge Escalation
Cwe-269 vulnerability in Johnson Controls victor Web on Windows allows capec-233. This issue affects victor Web: before 7.1.
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Critical 9.9
CVE-2026-15630
A non-global organization admin in one tenant can bypass tenant boundaries to delete, create, or modify resources in any other tenant by exploiting a mismatch between authorization (based on ?id=) and action (based on request body).
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High 8.8
Grav API Plugin 1.0.9 Privilege Escalation via Invitations groups
Grav API Plugin versions before 1.0.10 fail to validate the groups field in InvitationsController::create(), allowing authenticated api.users.write callers to assign invited accounts to groups that grant api.super permissions. Attackers can create invitation …