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 6.3
SourceCodester Student Grades Management System classroom.php removeStudentFromClassroom improper authorization
A vulnerability was determined in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getClassroomStudents/removeStudentFromClassroom of the file classroom.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument classroom…
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Medium 6.3
SourceCodester Student Grades Management System grades.php improper authorization
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file grades.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument student_id results in improper authorization. The attack may be initiated remot…
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Medium 4.3
Sushmi-pal Invoice-System Profile Workflow profile improper authorization
A vulnerability has been found in Sushmi-pal Invoice-System up to a0a3faa16dee2621b231ae227333f5761607283b. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /profile of the component Profile Workflow. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to improper …
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Medium 4.3
Sushmi-pal Invoice-System User Management user improper authorization
A flaw has been found in Sushmi-pal Invoice-System up to a0a3faa16dee2621b231ae227333f5761607283b. This affects an unknown part of the file /user of the component User Management Handler. This manipulation of the argument role causes improper authorization. I…
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Medium 6.3
JPress UCenter Article Submission Endpoint doWriteSave improper authorization
A vulnerability was determined in JPress up to 1.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /ucenter/article/doWriteSave of the component UCenter Article Submission Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument id/userId can lead to imp…
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Medium 6.5
Dell Unisphere for PowerMax vApp version prior to 10.0.0.2, contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Unis…
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Medium 6.5
Apache OFBiz: Improper Authorization in Scheduled Job Creation Allows Low-Privileged Users to Submit System Jobs
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz Webtools. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.06. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.06, which fixes the issue.
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Medium 6.3
Tencent WeKnora Config API Endpoint initialization.go getKnowledgeBaseForInitialization authorization
A vulnerability has been found in Tencent WeKnora up to 0.3.6. Affected by this issue is the function getKnowledgeBaseForInitialization of the file internal/handler/initialization.go of the component Config API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument kbId …
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Medium 6.3
Z-BlogPHP Commend Approval c_system_event.php CheckComment improper authorization
A weakness has been identified in Z-BlogPHP 1.7.4.3430. This affects the function CheckComment of the file zb_system/function/c_system_event.php of the component Commend Approval Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack may be init…
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Medium 6.3
Open5GS AMF/MME context.c ran_ue_find_by_amf_ue_ngap_id improper authorization
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This impacts the function ran_ue_find_by_amf_ue_ngap_id of the file src/amf/context.c of the component AMF/MME. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attac…
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Medium 6.5
Open WebUI: Missing authorization check at the model update function - models from other users can be updated
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.5.7, a user can modify another user's model even if its visibility is set to Private. By changing the access permissions during editing, unauthorized…
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Medium 5.4
Open WebUI: Authenticated users can bypass model access control via exposed query parameter
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.11, an internal-only bypass_filter parameter is exposed on the /openai/chat/completions and /ollama/api/chat HTTP endpoints via FastAPI query strin…
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Medium 4.3
SiYuan: Broken access control in SiYuan `/api/tag/getTag` — Reader role can mutate `Conf.Tag.Sort` and persist to disk
SiYuan is an open-source personal knowledge management system. Prior to 3.7.0, POST /api/tag/getTag is registered with model.CheckAuth only, omitting both model.CheckAdminRole and model.CheckReadonly, despite the handler performing a configuration write that …
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Medium 4.3
Broadstreet <= 1.53.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Advertiser Creation
The Broadstreet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the create_advertiser AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.53.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-…
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Medium 4.3
Adobe Commerce | Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-beta1, 2.4.8-p4, 2.4.7-p9, 2.4.6-p14, 2.4.5-p16, 2.4.4-p17 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypas…
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Medium 4.9
External Secrets Operator: Privilege escalation with secret overwriting
External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. Prior to 2.4.1, a user who only has permission to create ExternalSecret resources can cause the operator to create a Secret that…
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Medium 5.3
External Secrets Operator: Namespace Isolation Bypass in CAProvider ConfigMap Resolution for SecretStore
External Secrets Operator reads information from a third-party service and automatically injects the values as Kubernetes Secrets. Prior to 2.4.0, Namespaced SecretStore resources that used CAProvider with type ConfigMap could resolve CA material from another…
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Medium 5.3
Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP RMI iasGetServerInfoEvent improper authorization
A vulnerability has been found in Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP 8.03. The affected element is the function iasGetServerInfoEvent of the component RMI Interface. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed rem…
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Medium 6.5
nova-toggle-5: Improper authorization on toggle endpoint allowed non-Nova users to modify boolean fields
nova-toggle-5 enables fliping booleans in the index. Prior to version 1.3.0, the toggle endpoint (POST/nova-vendor/nova-toggle/toggle/{resource}/{resourceId}) was protected only by web + auth:<guard> middleware. Any user authenticated on the configured guard …
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Medium 4.3
FlowiseAI Flowise User Controller authorization
A weakness has been identified in FlowiseAI Flowise up to 3.0.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component User Controller Handler. This manipulation of the argument userId/organizationId/workspaceId/email causes authorizati…
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Medium 6.3
CodeCanyon Perfex CRM Tenant Clients.php project authorization
A vulnerability was detected in CodeCanyon Perfex CRM up to 3.4.1. This affects the function Clients::project of the file application/controllers/Clients.php of the component Tenant Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID results in authorization bypass.…
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Medium 5.3
Note Mark: Unauthenticated read of notes and assets in soft-deleted public books
Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. Prior to version 0.19.3, after a note-mark owner soft-deletes a public book, its notes and uploaded assets stay readable at /api/notes/{id}, /api/notes/{id}/content, the slug URL, and the asset endpoints. U…
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Medium 6.3
crocodilestick Calibre-Web-Automated Kobo auth-token Route kobo_auth.py generate_auth_token improper authorization
A vulnerability was detected in crocodilestick Calibre-Web-Automated up to 4.0.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function generate_auth_token of the file cps/kobo_auth.py of the component Kobo auth-token Route. The manipulation results in improper auth…
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Medium 6.3
janeczku Calibre-Web Endpoint kobo_auth.py generate_auth_token improper authorization
A vulnerability was identified in janeczku Calibre-Web up to 0.6.26. The impacted element is the function generate_auth_token of the file cps/kobo_auth.py of the component Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument user_id leads to improper authorization. Th…
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Medium 5.3
toeverything AFFiNE Public Markdown Preview Endpoint :docId allowDocPreview authorization
A vulnerability was detected in toeverything AFFiNE up to 0.26.3. This issue affects the function allowDocPreview of the file /workspace/:workspaceId/:docId of the component Public Markdown Preview Endpoint. The manipulation results in authorization bypass. I…
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Medium 6.5
jsbroks COCO Annotator Dataset API datasets.py authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in jsbroks COCO Annotator up to 0.11.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file backend/webserver/api/datasets.py of the component Dataset API. The manipulation of the argument DatasetI…
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Medium 5.4
code-projects Online Hospital Management System Registration improper authorization
A vulnerability was found in code-projects Online Hospital Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Registration Handler. The manipulation of the argument Username results in improper authorization. The attack can be…
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Medium 5.3
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia <= 2.1.2 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass via Remote Approval Endpoint
The Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to a logical short-circuit flaw in authorization logic that causes token validation…
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Medium 6.3
JeecgBoot FillRuleUtil edit improper authorization
A vulnerability was found in JeecgBoot up to 3.9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /sys/fillRule/edit of the component FillRuleUtil Component. The manipulation of the argument ruleClass results in improper authorization…
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Medium 6.3
OWAP DefectDojo Benchmark/Engagement/Product/Survey authorization
A vulnerability was determined in OWAP DefectDojo up to 2.55.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Benchmark/Engagement/Product/Survey. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization bypass. The attack can be execu…
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Medium 5.4
LinkStackOrg LinkStack Management Endpoint UserController.php saveLink authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in LinkStackOrg LinkStack up to 4.8.6. The affected element is the function saveLink of the file app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php of the component Management Endpoint. The manipulation leads to authorization b…
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Medium 6.5
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Authorization Bypass in /phone arm and /phone disarm Endpoints
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the /phone arm and /phone disarm endpoints that fails to properly enforce operator.admin scope checks for external channels. Attackers can bypass authentication restrictions to arm or…
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Medium 5.6
o2oa NodeAgent NodeAgent.java syncFile improper authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in o2oa up to 10.0. This impacts the function syncFile of the file NodeAgent.java of the component NodeAgent. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of …
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Medium 5.4
mettle sendportal Invitation WorkspaceInvitationsController.php destroy authorization
A weakness has been identified in mettle sendportal up to 3.0.1. Affected is the function destroy of the file app/Http/Controllers/Workspaces/WorkspaceInvitationsController.php of the component Invitation Handler. This manipulation of the argument invitation …
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Medium 4.3
1000 Projects Portfolio Management System MCA update_passwd_process.php authorization
A security flaw has been discovered in 1000 Projects Portfolio Management System MCA 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file update_passwd_process.php. The manipulation of the argument temp_user results in authorization bypass. The attack can be lau…
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Medium 6.3
Wooey API Endpoint scripts.py add_or_update_script improper authorization
A vulnerability was determined in Wooey up to 0.13.2. The impacted element is the function add_or_update_script of the file wooey/api/scripts.py of the component API Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. It is possible to laun…
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Medium 5.3
code-projects Invoice System in Laravel API Endpoint item improper authorization
A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Invoice System in Laravel 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /item of the component API Endpoint. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack r…
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Medium 6.3
code-projects Invoice System in Laravel Invoice Endpoint invoice improper authorization
A vulnerability was found in code-projects Invoice System in Laravel 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /invoice/ of the component Invoice Endpoint. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in improper auth…
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Medium 6.3
code-projects Invoice System in Laravel Profile profile improper authorization
A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Invoice System in Laravel 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /profile/ of the component Profile Handler. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to improper authorization. The attack can be exec…
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Medium 6.3
code-projects Invoice System in Laravel User Management user improper authorization
A flaw has been found in code-projects Invoice System in Laravel 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /user of the component User Management Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. …