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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Medium 5.1
Lack of client authorization allows arbitrary users to influence the firewall configuration
A Improper Authorization vulnerability in Foomuuri llows arbitrary users to influence the firewall configuration.This issue affects Foomuuri: from ? before 0.31.
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Medium 5.7
RustFS has IAM Incorrect Authorization in ImportIam that Allows Privilege Escalation
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to version 1.0.0-alpha.79, he `ImportIam` admin API validates permissions using `ExportIAMAction` instead of `ImportIAMAction`, allowing a principal with export-only IAM permissions to perform…
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Medium 4.3
Quiz And Survey Master <= 10.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Quiz Results Deletion
The Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the qsm_dashboard_delete_result function in all versions up to, and including, 10.3.1. This make…
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Medium 6.3
yeqifu warehouse Request UserController.java saveUserRole improper authorization
A weakness has been identified in yeqifu warehouse up to aaf29962ba407d22d991781de28796ee7b4670e4. This affects the function saveUserRole of the file warehouse\src\main\java\com\yeqifu\sys\controller\UserController.java of the component Request Handler. This …
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Medium 4.3
code-projects Student File Management System File Download download.php improper authorization
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Student File Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /download.php of the component File Download Handler. The manipulation of the argument store_id leads to improper autho…
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Medium 4.3
macrozheng mall Member Endpoint update improper authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in macrozheng mall up to 1.0.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /member/address/update/ of the component Member Endpoint. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. Remote exploitation of t…
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Medium 6.3
getmaxun Authentication Endpoint auth.ts router.get improper authorization
A weakness has been identified in getmaxun maxun up to 0.0.28. The affected element is the function router.get of the file server/src/routes/auth.ts of the component Authentication Endpoint. Executing manipulation can lead to improper authorization. The attac…
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Medium 4.3
youlaitech youlai-mall OrderController.java submitOrderPayment improper authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in youlaitech youlai-mall 1.0.0/2.0.0. Affected is the function submitOrderPayment of the file mall-oms/oms-boot/src/main/java/com/youlai/mall/oms/controller/app/OrderController.java. Such manipulation of the argumen…
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Medium 4.3
youlaitech youlai-mall Balance MemberController.java deductBalance improper authorization
A security flaw has been discovered in youlaitech youlai-mall 1.0.0/2.0.0. This affects the function deductBalance of the file mall-ums/ums-boot/src/main/java/com/youlai/mall/ums/controller/app/MemberController.java of the component Balance Handler. The manip…
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Medium 5.9
FastAPI Users Vulnerable to 1-click Account Takeover in Apps Using FastAPI SSO
FastAPI Users allows users to quickly add a registration and authentication system to their FastAPI project. Prior to version 15.0.2, the OAuth login state tokens are completely stateless and carry no per-request entropy or any data that could link them to th…
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Medium 6.3
FastAPI SSP is vulnerable to Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) through improper OAuth parameter validation
Versions of the package fastapi-sso before 0.19.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) due to the improper validation of the OAuth state parameter during the authentication callback. While the get_login_url method allows for state generation, i…
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Medium 5.4
Campcodes Advanced Voting Management System Password voters_edit.php improper authorization
A security flaw has been discovered in Campcodes Advanced Voting Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin/voters_edit.php of the component Password Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in i…
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Medium 5.4
An authorization bypass vulnerability in FileMaker Server Admin Console allowed administrator roles with minimal privil…
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Medium 4.3
Weblate has Systematic User and Project Enumeration via Broken Authorization in REST API (IDOR)
Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15, it was possible to retrieve user notification settings or list all users via API. Version 5.15 fixes the issue.
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Medium 6.5
An issue was discovered in Wekan The Open Source kanban board system up to version 18.15, fixed in 18.16. Authorization…
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Medium 5.5
A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8…
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Medium 6.7
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC Security Monitor (All versions < V4.10.0). The affected application does n…
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Medium 6.5
SourceCodester Online Student Clearance System Fee Table delete-fee.php improper authorization
A vulnerability was determined in SourceCodester Online Student Clearance System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /Admin/delete-fee.php of the component Fee Table Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument ID can lead to impro…
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Medium 5.3CVE-2025-12720 Public exploit
g-FFL Cockpit <= 1.7.1 - Improper Authorization to Unauthenticated Product Deletion
The g-FFL Cockpit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to IP-based authorization that can be spoofed in the handle_enqueue_only() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This makes it possible for unauthent…
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Medium 5.4
weDocs <= 2.1.14 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.14. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the create_item_permissions_check function. T…
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Medium 6.3
Himool ERP AdminActionViewSet update_account improper authorization
A vulnerability was identified in Himool ERP up to 2.2. Affected by this issue is the function update_account of the file /api/admin/update_account/ of the component AdminActionViewSet. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack may be perf…
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Medium 6.3
ketr JEPaaS load improper authorization
A vulnerability was determined in ketr JEPaaS up to 7.2.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /je/load. This manipulation of the argument Authorization causes improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out…
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Medium 5.4
macrozheng mall-swarm delete improper authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in macrozheng mall-swarm up to 1.0.3. Affected is the function delete of the file /member/readHistory/delete. Such manipulation of the argument ids leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely…
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Medium 5.0
Improper Authorization Check for SSH Certificate Revocation
Step CA is an online certificate authority for secure, automated certificate management for DevOps. Prior to 0.29.0, there is an improper authorization check for SSH certificate revocation. This affects deployments configured with the SSHPOP provisioner. This…
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Medium 4.3
orionsec orion-ops API MachineKeyController.java MachineKeyController improper authorization
A vulnerability was detected in orionsec orion-ops up to 5925824997a3109651bbde07460958a7be249ed1. Affected is the function MachineKeyController of the file orion-ops-api/orion-ops-web/src/main/java/cn/orionsec/ops/controller/MachineKeyController.java of the …
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Medium 5.3
OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Improper Authorization Allowing Unauthorized Access to Interview Attachments
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the interview attachment retrieval endpoint in the Recruitment module serves files based solely on an authenticated session and user-supplied identifiers, without ve…
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Medium 5.3
OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Improper Authorization Allowing Unauthorized Access to Candidate Attachments
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the application’s recruitment attachment retrieval endpoint does not enforce the required authorization checks before serving candidate files. Even users restricted …
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Medium 5.4
CFiles Unauthorized Folder/ZIP Access in Public Spaces
Files is a module for managing files inside spaces and user profiles. Prior to versions 0.16.11 and 0.17.2, insufficient authorization checks allow non-member users to create new folders, up- and download files as a ZIP archive in public spaces. Private space…
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Medium 6.3
code-projects Blog Site admin.php improper authorization
A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Blog Site 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /admin.php. Performing manipulation results in improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now publ…
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Medium 6.5
Langfuse SSO Account Takeover via CSRF or phishing attack
Langfuse is an open source large language model engineering platform. In versions from 2.95.0 to before 2.95.12 and from 3.17.0 to before 3.131.0, in SSO provider configurations without an explicit AUTH_<PROVIDER>_CHECK setting, a potential account takeover m…
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Medium 4.3
UiPress lite | Effortless custom dashboards, admin themes and pages <= 3.5.08 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update
The UiPress lite | Effortless custom dashboards, admin themes and pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the uip_save_site_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.…
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Medium 5.8
OpenFGA Improper Policy Enforcement
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.4.0 to v1.11.0 ( openfga-0.1.34 <= Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.48, v.1.4.0 <= docker <= v.1.11.0) are vulnerable to impro…
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Medium 6.5
Rallly Improper Authorization in Comment Endpoint Allows User Impersonation
Rallly is an open-source scheduling and collaboration tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, an improper authorization flaw in the comment creation endpoint allows authenticated users to impersonate any other user by altering the authorName field in the API request. T…
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Medium 6.5
Rallly Has Unauthorized Poll Duplication via Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Rallly is an open-source scheduling and collaboration tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the poll duplication endpoint (/api/trpc/polls.duplicate) allows any authenticated user to duplicate polls they do …
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Medium 6.5
Rallly Has an IDOR Vulnerability in Vote Update Endpoint Allows Unauthorized Manipulation of Participant Votes
Rallly is an open-source scheduling and collaboration tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability allows any authenticated user to modify other participants’ votes in polls without authorization. The backend relies s…
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Medium 4.3
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Post Meta Disclosure
The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization leading to Sensitive Post Meta Disclosure in versions up to and including 1.3.2. This is due to missing object-level authorization checks in the resolve_variables() AJAX…
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Medium 5.3
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated Settings Reset
The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to n incorrect capability check on the siteseo_reset_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticat…
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Medium 5.3
YITH WooCommerce Wishlist <= 4.10.0 - Unauthenticated Wishlist Token Disclosure to Wishlist Item Deletion
The YITH WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform actions on the REST API /wp-json/yith/…
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Medium 4.3
Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.12.28 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image File Move
The Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the ajax_import_file function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.28. This makes it possible for au…
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Medium 6.3
macrozheng mall-swarm paySuccess improper authorization
A vulnerability was detected in macrozheng mall-swarm up to 1.0.3. Affected by this issue is the function paySuccess of the file /order/paySuccess. The manipulation of the argument orderID results in improper authorization. The attack can be launched remotely…