Weakness (CWE)
CWE-285: Improper Authorization
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
How to prevent it (5 mitigations)
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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) 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.
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Architecture and Design
Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply 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.
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Architecture and Design
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].
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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.
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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.
Source: MITRE CWE-285
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High 7.8
Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
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High 7.8
Windows StateRepository API Server file Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.1
Capgo - Cross-Organization Account Disruption via SSO Prelink Endpoint
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a cross-organization account disruption vulnerability in the SSO prelink endpoint that allows enterprise administrators to delete password identities of users in foreign organizations. Attackers with org.update_settings permissi…
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High 8.3
Capgo - RBAC Demotion Privilege Retention via Stale org_users.user_right
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where demoted super_admin users retain access to delete_non_compliant_bundles and count_non_compliant_bundles RPCs due to stale org_users.user_right column not being cleared during role bindi…
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High 7.1
Pimcore: Insufficient Permission Check on Class Definition Creation Endpoint Allows Privilege Escalation
Pimcore is an Open Source Data & Experience Management Platform. Prior to 2025.4.6 and 2026.1.6, the Studio API class definition creation endpoint POST /pimcore-studio/api/class/definition/configuration-view/detail/create is guarded by the objects permission …
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High 8.1
Capgo - Cross-Organization Authorization Bypass via Scoped API Key Privilege Inheritance
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken access control vulnerability in the organization management API where a scoped API key (limited_to_orgs) inherits its owner-user's permissions, allowing destructive cross-organization actions. When a user is an admin in…
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High 8.2
Coder: Route hijacking through lack of validation of agent-supplied AllowedIPs in tailnet coordinator
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, the tailnet coordinator validates that an agent's `Addresses` derive from its authenticated UUID but applies no equiva…
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High 7.2
Coder: User-admin role can reset owner account password
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, the `PUT /api/v2/users/{user}/password` endpoint authorized only `ActionUpdatePersonal` and did not prevent a `user-ad…
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High 7.3
SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System Enrollment Management ajax_enroll.php improper authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /ajax_enroll.php of the component Enrollment Management. The manipulation of the argument student_id/sche…
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High 7.3
mjperpinosa stumasy Note Handler/Assignment notes authorization
A vulnerability was detected in mjperpinosa stumasy up to 327d1b0f2915ba79d7ef8ebb74553e987609d9be. This impacts an unknown function of the file /PHP/objects/notes of the component Note Handler/Assignment Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ass…
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High 7.3
SourceCodester Multi-Vendor Online Grocery Management System Users.php save_users improper authorization
A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Multi-Vendor Online Grocery Management System 1.0. This affects the function save_users of the file classes/Users.php. This manipulation causes improper authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possi…
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High 8.9CVE-2026-58424 Public exploit
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High 8.3
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.7
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
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High 7.6
Craft CMS: Authorship spoofing in `entries/save-entry` via pre-check/post-mutation authorization gap
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). IN versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, theEntriesController::actionSaveEntry() performs entry-edit permission checks before request-controlled author changes are applied to the model, allowing for auth…
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High 7.1
Capgo - Org/App Scope Mismatch in Device Creation Endpoint
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains an authorization flaw in POST /private/create_device that accepts a caller-supplied org_id parameter without validating it matches the target app's owner organization. Authenticated attackers can create device records for an app…
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High 7.6
Capgo - Unauthorized Channel Overwrite and Ownership Takeover via POST /channel Name Collision
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the channel creation endpoint that allows authenticated users to overwrite existing channels by reusing their names. Attackers with app.create_channel permission can exploit a logic misma…
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High 8.1
Apache ActiveMQ: Authenticated web users retain admin access by default in the Web Console
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ. An authenticated low-privilege Web Console user by default can access /admin/* paths in the Web Console. The default Jetty settings incorrectly did not limit those paths to only admins. This issue affec…
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High 8.8
RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps() Sashiko pointed out it is not safe to rely only on the devt because char/block alias so if the user finds a block device with the sam…
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High 7.6
Capgo - Broken Object Level Authorization in Build Job Control via jobId Parameter
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a broken object level authorization (BOLA) vulnerability in the POST /build/start/:jobId and POST /build/cancel/:jobId endpoints. The handlers authorize the request based only on the attacker-controlled app_id supplied in the re…
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High 7.1
Open WebUI: Forged model meta.knowledge allows cross-user file read and deletion
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.6, Open WebUI lets a user who can create, update, or import workspace models store arbitrary meta.knowledge entries on their model without checking…
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High 7.1
DevGuard has improper authorization on public assets
DevGuard provides vulnerability management for the full software supply chain. Prior to 1.4.2, on a DevGuard API instance with one or more public assets, any authenticated user — including users from a different organization with no membership or role in the …
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High 7.1
Subsonic API: any authenticated user can delete or read any other user's playlist (IDOR)
gonic is a music streaming server / free-software subsonic server API implementation. Prior to version 0.21.0, the Subsonic API endpoints `/rest/deletePlaylist.view` and `/rest/getPlaylist.view` perform no per-resource authorization. Once authenticated as any…
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High 7.8
RDMA: During rereg_mr ensure that REREG_ACCESS is compatible
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA: During rereg_mr ensure that REREG_ACCESS is compatible If IB_MR_REREG_ACCESS changes from RO to RW then the umem has to be re-evaluated to ensure it is properly pinned as RW. Since the …
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High 7.5
Cisco Identity Services Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper authorization checks when a resource is accessed. An attacker could exploit thi…
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High 7.3
ShopXO Scheduled Task Endpoint Crontab.php GoodsGiveIntegral authorization
A vulnerability was determined in ShopXO up to 6.7.1. This vulnerability affects the function OrderClose/OrderSuccess/PayLogOrderClose/GoodsGiveIntegral of the file app/api/controller/Crontab.php of the component Scheduled Task Endpoint. Executing a manipulat…
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High 8.8
Apache OFBiz: Privilege Escalation via updateOrRemove Authorization Bypass
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache OFBiz allows a low-privileged authenticated user to obtain higher privileges This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.07. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.07, which fixes the issue.
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High 8.7
Dex: Token-exchange endpoint is missing AllowedConnectors enforcement
## Summary `server/handlers.go::handleTokenExchange` (lines 1804-1893) does not call `isConnectorAllowed(client.AllowedConnectors, connID)` before issuing tokens, while sibling handlers do. This is a per-client connector ACL gap on the token-exchange endpoint…
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High 8.0
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.1
Microsoft Exchange Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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High 7.8
.NET SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authorization in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.1
Headplane: Path Traversal + RBAC Bypass in renameNode allows authenticated OIDC users to expire or rename any node/user
Headplane is a feature-complete Web UI for Headscale. Prior to versions 0.6.3 and 0.7.0-beta.3, Headplane was vulnerable to a path traversal / authorization bypass in the Headscale API client used by node and user rename operations. This issue has been patche…
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High 8.8
Bludit CMS has improper authorization and mediation failure leading to persistent ghost sessions
Bludit is a content management system. Versions prior to 3.22.0 have a Broken Access Control flaw where active sessions remain valid even after the corresponding user account has been physically deleted from the database. This "Ghost Session" allows revoked u…
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High 7.3
Chengdu Everbrite Network Technology BeikeShop Stripe Plugin StripeController.php callback improper authorization
A vulnerability was found in Chengdu Everbrite Network Technology BeikeShop up to 1.6.0.22. This impacts the function callback of the file plugins/Stripe/Controllers/StripeController.php of the component Stripe Plugin. Performing a manipulation of the argumen…
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High 7.1
Iris has an Improper Authorization issue
Iris is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Prior to version 2.4.28, DFIR-IRIS exposes an optional GraphQL endpoint at `/graphql` that does not enforce the same authorization checks as the…
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High 7.1
Authenticated users can read hidden forum posts through `/forum/get_quotes`
NamelessMC is website software for Minecraft servers. In version 2.2.4, `modules/Forum/pages/forum/get_quotes.php` only checks whether the caller is logged in, then reads a post by attacker-controlled `post` ID and returns its content. The backend helper in `…
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High 7.3
SourceCodester Water Billing Management System User Management Endpoint Users.php save improper authorization
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Water Billing Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /classes/Users.php?f=save of the component User Management Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization…
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High 8.1
Shopper: Authorization bypass in multiple Livewire admin components
Shopper is a Headless e-commerce Admin Panel. Prior to 2.8.0, Multiple Filament actions on the admin Order detail and Order shipments table were callable by an authenticated low-privilege user without the permission required to mutate orders. The order detail…
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High 8.1
Besen BS20 EV Charging Station OTA Update Installation improper authorization
A weakness has been identified in Besen BS20 EV Charging Station up to 20260426. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OTA Update Installation Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack is possible to …