Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
The product does not perform 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) [REF-229] 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 access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied 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 [REF-7].
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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-862
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High 8.7
Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation via Role Management
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.
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High 7.1
WordPress User Registration plugin <= 5.2.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeGrill User Registration user-registration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through 5.2.8.
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High 7.5
Tutor LMS < 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Tutor Page Force-Publish and Content Overwrite
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not perform a capability check in a routine that regenerates its managed pages, allowing unauthenticated users to force-publish unpublished pages and overwrite their content, create missing ones, and change the…
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High 8.1
Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce <= 7.9.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Media Deletion via Checkout File Field Attachment ID
The Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.6 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an actio…
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High 7.5
IntentKit 2.6.3 Executor Tool Authorization Bypass via ToolNode
IntentKit through 2.6.3, fixed in commit 5b91da5, contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where the executor validates tool calls against the full tool registry rather than the per-request narrowed tool advertisement enforced by ToolBindingMiddleware, …
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High 8.8
ELADMIN v2.7 and earlier contains an improper access control vulnerability in the user-management endpoint PUT /api/use…
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High 7.5
Improper Authorization in TP-Link Omada Controller TLS Certificate and Private Key Management API
Omada Controller's MSP and OpenAPI certificate/private-key management APIs do not properly enforce administrative authorization, allowing an authenticated user to perform privileged certificate management operations. Successful exploitation may allow a low-p…
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High 7.5
Insufficient Authorization and User Boundary Validation in Omada Controller MSP
In Omada Controller MSP mode, the user-confirmation endpoint fails to enforce the required permission check. An authenticated user can supply a caller-controlled Identifier parameter to validate credentials for another account and receive responses that disti…
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High 8.2
FileRise: Unauthenticated File Overwrite Through Upload-Enabled Folder Shares
FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.18.0, FileRise upload-enabled shared-folder and upload-only links do not reject a destination filename that already exists. An unauthenticated v…
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High 8.2
OpenAEV has unauthenticated access and missing object-level authorization on player lessons API
OpenAEV is an open source platform allowing organizations to plan, schedule and conduct cyber adversary simulation campaign and tests. Prior to version 2.260622.0, on a default installation, the `/api/player/**` lessons endpoints can be called without authent…
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High 8.2
WordPress Skydropx plugin <= 2.1.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Skydropx Skydropx skydropx allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Skydropx: from n/a through 2.1.4.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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High 8.2
OmniFaces: Forged combined-resource IDs and related output/push boundaries
OmniFaces is a utility library for Faces. In OmniFaces versions before 1.14.3, 2.7.33, 3.14.23, 4.7.12, and 5.4.2, CombinedResourceHandler accepts a structurally valid deflated and base64 encoded combined resource ID without verifying that the server issued i…
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High 7.5
Discourse: Chat MessageBus delivers read-restricted messages to unauthorized users
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.9.0, 2026.8.1, 2026.7.3, and 2026.1.9, MessageBus audience calculation could deliver messages from a read-restricted category chat channel to an authenticated user who could view the category but …
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High 7.5
Papermerge Core through 3.5.3 Missing Authorization in Shared Nodes API
Papermerge Core through 3.5.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the shared nodes API that allows authenticated users to share other users' documents by supplying arbitrary node UUIDs. Attackers can call POST /shared-nodes or PATCH /shared-node…
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High 7.5
Papermerge Core through 3.5.3 Missing Authorization in Page Management and OCR Endpoints
Papermerge Core through 3.5.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to manipulate other users' pages because page management and OCR endpoints skip has_node_perm checks. Attackers knowing page UUIDs can call /pages/, /…
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High 8.8
Swetrix Cloud before 5.1.0 Missing Authorization via POST /project/organisation/:orgId
Swetrix Cloud before 5.1.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in ProjectController.addProject that allows authenticated users to hijack arbitrary projects by moving them into their own organisation. Attackers can create an organisation and add a v…
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High 7.1
jshERP through 3.6 Missing Authorization via /user/batchSetStatus
jshERP through 3.6 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the POST /user/batchSetStatus endpoint that allows authenticated low-privilege users to change other users' account status. Attackers can submit crafted ids and status values to disable ever…
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High 7.5
Kaneo before 2.1.6 Missing Authorization Allows Cross-Workspace Data Access
Kaneo before 2.1.6 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to access other workspaces by supplying project, task, label or workspace identifiers to API routes lacking membership checks. Attackers who obtain identifiers, …
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High 7.3
WordPress Paid Videochat Turnkey Site plugin <= 7.5.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in VideoWhisper.com Paid Videochat Turnkey Site ppv-live-webcams allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Paid Videochat Turnkey Site: from n/a through 7.5.12.
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High 8.8
Radar < 1.12.2 Missing Authorization via /api/local-terminal
Radar before 1.12.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the handleLocalTerminal WebSocket endpoint (/api/local-terminal) that allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to spawn a privileged shell by relying only on a runtime-mode check i…
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High 7.5
WordPress JetFormBuilder plugin <= 3.6.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Crocoblock JetFormBuilder jetformbuilder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JetFormBuilder: from n/a through 3.6.6.
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High 8.1
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads <= 8.10.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Listing Deletion via 'listing_id' Parameter
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.10.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to …
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High 7.5
Booking Package <= 1.7.29 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via 'mode=sendBooking' with nonexistent 'timeKey' and 'public=0'
The Booking Package plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.29 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthentic…
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High 7.1
Omnispace Agora Project < 26.10.0 Broken Function-Level Authorization via User-Edit
Omnispace Agora Project before 26.10.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows a regular, non-administrative member to create user accounts by invoking the user-edit action without a function-level authorization check. Attackers can exploit…
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High 8.1
Omnispace Agora Project < 26.10.0 Broken Access Control via spaceAffectList
Omnispace Agora Project before 26.10.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows a space administrator to assign users into spaces outside their authority because the spaceAffectList affectation was performed without verifying the caller's ri…
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High 7.8
Windows Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Windows Group Policy allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
WebDAV Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in WebDAV allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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High 7.8
Windows Geotag Broker Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows Geotag Broker allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.8
Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Windows AppX Deployment Extensions allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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High 8.8
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.8
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
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High 7.1
youlai-boot through 2.21.1 Missing Authorization in User Status Update Endpoint
youlai-boot through 2.21.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to enable or disable accounts because the updateUserStatus handler lacks a @PreAuthorize check. Attackers can send PATCH requests to /api/v1/users/{us…
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High 8.8
youlai-boot through 2.21.1 Missing Authorization in Role Menu Assignment Allows Privilege Escalation
youlai-boot through 2.21.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to assign arbitrary menu and button permissions to roles via PUT /api/v1/roles/{roleId}/menus. Low-privileged users such as the GUEST test account can gr…
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High 8.1
SkillHub through 0.2.22 Missing Authorization in CLI Skill Delete Endpoint
iFlytek SkillHub through 0.2.22 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to permanently delete other users' skills via DELETE /api/cli/v1/skills/{namespace}/{slug}. Attackers can locate targets through the anonymous se…
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High 7.1
Wukong AICRM through 20260610 Missing Authorization in System Configuration APIs Exposes Stored AI Provider Keys
Wukong AICRM through 20260610 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the /systemConfig controller that allows any authenticated user to read the stored AI provider API key. Attackers can request GET /systemConfig/byType/ai for the cleartext key, or…
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High 8.8
Wukong AICRM through 20260610 Missing Authorization in User and Role Management APIs
Wukong AICRM through 20260610 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to call user, role, department and agent administration APIs because no administrator check exists. Attackers can send POST requests to /managerUse…