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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Medium 4.3
Forms Rb <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Modification via 'form_id' Parameter
The Forms Rb plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated atta…
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Medium 4.8
GWD Connect <= 2.9 - Unauthenticated Limited Code Execution via update_agent
The GWD Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization to limited code execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.9. This is due to the plugin's standalone agent endpoints (gwd-backup.php and gwd-logs.php) not verifying authenticat…
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Medium 4.3
Rate Star Review Vote <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Modification via 'rating_id' Parameter
The Rate Star Review Vote - AJAX Reviews, Votes, Star Ratings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 1.6.4. The vwrsr_review() AJAX handler lacks both capability checks and nonce verification. The only …
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Medium 5.3
HEL Online Classroom: AI-powered Online Classrooms <= 1.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Classroom Deletion via 'id' Parameter
The HEL Online Classroom: AI-powered Online Classrooms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to a missing capability check on a REST API endpoint registered with a permission_callb…
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization Check in SAP Incentive and Commission Management
Due to insufficient authorization checks in the SAP Incentive and Commission Management application, authenticated users could invoke a remote-enabled function module to perform table update operations. This vulnerability has a low impact on integrity with no…
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Medium 6.3
Missing Authorization check in SAP S/4HANA Condition Maintenance
Due to missing authorization check in SAP S/4HANA Condition Maintenance, an authenticated attacker could gain unauthorized access to view and modify condition table records, resulting in low impact on the confidentiality and integrity of the data. Additionall…
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Medium 5.4
Missing Authorization Check in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (BSP application Balanced Scorecard Wizard)
Due to missing authorization check in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (Scorecard Wizard in Business Server Pages), an authenticated attacker could access information that they are otherwise unauthorized to view. This vulnerability also enables the attacke…
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Medium 5.3
mem0 server lacks authentication and authorization controls for its memory creation API endpoint
The mem0 1.0.0 server lacks authentication and authorization controls for its memory creation API endpoint (POST /memories). The endpoint allows unauthenticated users to submit arbitrary memory records without verifying their identity or permissions. A remote…
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Medium 6.5
mem0 server lacks authentication and authorization controls for its memory deletion API endpoint
The mem0 1.0.0 server lacks authentication and authorization controls for its memory deletion API endpoint (DELETE /memories). The endpoint allows unauthenticated users to delete memory records by specifying arbitrary user identifiers (e.g., user_id, run_id, …
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Medium 6.5
The mem0 1.0.0 server lacks authentication and authorization controls for its memory deletion API endpoint (DELETE /mem…
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Medium 6.5
The mem0 1.0.0 server lacks authentication and authorization controls for its memory reset and table re-creation functi…
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Medium 5.5
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Medium 5.4
Bitwarden Server < 2026.4.1 Missing Authorization via Organization Cipher Import
Bitwarden Server prior to v2026.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to write ciphers into an arbitrary organization via `POST /ciphers/import-organization` by submitting an empty `collections` array, which cau…
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Medium 5.4
OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Tools
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a tool policy bypass vulnerability allowing bundled MCP and LSP tools to circumvent configured tool restrictions. Attackers with local agent access can append restricted tools to the effective tool set after policy filtering…
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Medium 5.3
OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Authentication Bypass in Gateway Control UI Bootstrap Config Endpoint
OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Control UI bootstrap config endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive configuration fields. Attackers can access the bootstrap config route without a valid…
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Medium 4.2
OpenClaw < 2026.4.21 - Authorization Bypass in Owner-Enforced Commands via Wildcard Channel Senders
OpenClaw before 2026.4.21 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in command-auth.ts that allows non-owner senders to execute owner-enforced slash commands when wildcard inbound senders are configured without explicit owner allowFrom settings. Attacker…
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Medium 4.3
osTicket Dispatcher class.dispatcher.php cross-site request forgery
A security vulnerability has been detected in osTicket up to 1.18.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file include/class.dispatcher.php of the component Dispatcher. The manipulation of the argument _method leads to cross-site request forgery. Remote exp…
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Medium 5.3
HCL BigFix WebUI is affected by a missing authorization vulnerability
A missing authorization vulnerability in HCL BigFix WebUI allows an authenticated user without proper permissions to view sensitive environmental information via direct URL access to the unauthorized page.
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Medium 5.3
Kirby: User avatar creation, replacement and deletion are not gated by user update permissions
Kirby is an open-source content management system. Prior to versions 4.9.0 and 5.4.0, user avatar creation, replacement and deletion are not gated by user update permissions. This issue has been patched in versions 4.9.0 and 5.4.0.
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Medium 5.3
Kirby: System API endpoint leaks license data and installed version to authenticated users
Kirby is an open-source content management system. Prior to versions 4.9.0 and 5.4.0, the system API endpoint leaks license data and installed version to authenticated users. This issue has been patched in versions 4.9.0 and 5.4.0.
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Medium 4.3
PgBouncer missing authorization check in KILL_CLIENT admin command
PgBouncer before 1.25.2 did not perform an appropriate authorization check for the KILL_CLIENT admin command. All users with access to the administration console (which itself requires authorization) could run this command. It would have been correct to allow…
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Medium 5.3
WordPress PDF Poster plugin <= 2.4.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in bPlugins PDF Poster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects PDF Poster: from n/a through 2.4.1.
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Medium 5.3
WordPress Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation plugin < 5.6.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Magepeople inc. Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation: from n/a before 5.6.8.
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Medium 5.3
WordPress Royal Elementor Addons plugin < 1.7.1053 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WProyal Royal Elementor Addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Royal Elementor Addons: from n/a before 1.7.1053.
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Medium 6.5
Forminator Forms <= 1.53.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Scheduled Form Submission Export via forminator_export_entries Action on wp_loaded Hook
The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 1.53.0. This is due to the listen_for_saving_export_schedule() function in library/class-export.php failing to perform a capability check before s…
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Medium 6.5
Admidio: Missing Authorization on Inventory Module Destructive Endpoints Allows Any Authenticated User to Delete Items
Admidio is an open-source user management solution. Prior to version 5.0.9, the Admidio inventory module enforces authorization for destructive operations (delete, retire, reinstate) only in the UI layer by conditionally rendering buttons. The backend POST ha…
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Medium 6.5
Appointment Booking Calendar <= 1.6.10.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Appointment View, Modification and Deletion
The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 1.6.10.6. This is due to a flawed authorization logic in the nonce_permissions_check() method combined with the public exposure of a s…
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Medium 5.3
Forminator Forms <= 1.51.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via 'forminator_action' Parameter
The Forminator Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 1.51.1. This is due to the `processRequest()` method in `Forminator_Admin_Module_Edit_Page` (admin/abstracts/class-admin-module-edit-page.php) dis…
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Medium 5.3
Lemmy may expose private community data through community, saved, liked, and modlog API views
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Medium 5.3
Private Lemmy instances expose multi-community metadata without authentication
**NOTE**: Only affects development version. ## Summary `read_multi_community()` does not enforce the private-instance setting. On a private instance, an unauthenticated visitor can read multi-community names, titles, summaries, sidebars, owner identities, and…
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Medium 6.3
kube-router: GoBGP gRPC Admin Port Exposed on Node Primary IP Without Authentication, Allowing Cluster-Wide BGP Route Injection
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Medium 5.3
OpenClaw 2026.4.10 < 2026.4.14 - Loss of Group Tool-Policy Context in Delivery Queue Recovery
OpenClaw versions 2026.4.10 before 2026.4.14 fail to persist session context during delivery queue recovery for media replay. Attackers can exploit recovered queued outbound media to bypass group tool policy enforcement and weaken channel media restrictions a…
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Medium 6.5
OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Access Control in Nostr Profile Mutation Routes
OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in Nostr plugin HTTP profile routes that allows operators with write permissions to persist profile configuration without requiring admin authority. Attackers with operator.write …
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Medium 6.5
OpenClaw < 2026.4.9 - Arbitrary File Read via Browser Interaction Routes
OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains a file read vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass navigation guards through browser act/evaluate interactions. Attackers can pivot into the local CDP origin and create or read disallowed file:// pages despite direct navi…
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Medium 4.3
Cisco Prime Infrastructure Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the log file download functionality of Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download arbitrary log files from the server. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization checks on the down…
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Medium 4.3
Cisco Identity Services Engine Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the RADIUS Policy API endpoints of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only Administrator privileges to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to…
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Medium 4.3
Ninja Tables <= 5.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Table Creation
The Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized database table creation due to missing authorization checks on the `createFluentCartTable` function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.6. This makes it possib…
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Medium 5.3
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce <= 8.7.11 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated PIX Payment QR Code Image Disclosure
The Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mp_pix_image' WooCommerce API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.11. This makes it possible f…
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Medium 6.5
All-in-One WP Migration Unlimited Extension <= 2.83 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Backup Schedule Creation and Backup File Download
The All-in-One WP Migration Unlimited Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 2.83. This is due to the 'Ai1wmve_Schedules_Controller::save' handler for 'admin_post_ai1wm_schedule_event_save' not …
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Medium 5.3
Vaultwarden missing authorization check allows Manager-role users to enumerate all collections
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