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
Order Splitter for WooCommerce <= 5.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Order Information Exposure
The Order Splitter for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wos_troubleshooting' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.5. This makes it possible for authentic…
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Critical 9.4
SourceCodester Customer Support System 1.0 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability in ajax.php. The AJAX dis…
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Critical 9.1
Missing authentication in multiple administrative action scripts under /admin/ in ProjectWorlds Online Time Table Gener…
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High 7.5
Missing authentication in /admin/student.php and /admin/teacher.php in ProjectWorlds Online Time Table Generator 1.0 al…
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Critical 9.8
CodeAstro Membership Management System 1.0 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in delete_members.php that a…
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High 7.5
Missing authentication and authorization in print_membership_card.php in CodeAstro Membership Management System 1.0 all…
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Medium 6.5
WordPress SP Project & Document Manager plugin <= 4.70 - Broken Access Control to XSS vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Smartypants SP Project & Document Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SP Project & Document Manager: from n/a through 4.70.
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Medium 6.5
WordPress Custom Content by Country plugin <= 3.1.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Paul Custom Content by Country (by Shield Security) custom-content-by-country.This issue affects Custom Content by Country (by Shield Security): from n/a through 3.1.2.
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Medium 4.3
Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks <= 3.5.32 - Missing Authorization
The Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.32. This makes it possible for authenticated att…
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High 8.7
Apache NiFi: Missing Authorization of Restricted Permissions for Component Updates
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Medium 5.8CVE-2026-0829 Scanner template
Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Sending
The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.5 allows unauthenticated users to send emails through the site without any security checks. This lets attackers use the WordPress site as an open relay for spam or phishing emails to anyone. Attacke…
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Medium 5.3CVE-2026-1657 Public exploit
EventPrime <= 4.2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Image Upload via 'ep_upload_file_media' AJAX Endpoint
The EventPrime plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized image file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.8.4. This is due to the plugin registering the upload_file_media AJAX action as publicly accessible (nopriv-enabled) without implemen…
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High 8.8
WowRevenue <= 2.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation
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Low 3.8
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Medium 4.3
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Medium 4.3
Mattermost Zoom Plugin allows unauthorized meeting creation and post modification via insufficient API access controls
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Medium 4.3
RegistrationMagic < 6.0.7.2 - Subscriber+ Form Creation
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High 8.8
JUNG eNet SMART HOME server 2.2.1/2.3.1 Account Takeover via resetUserPassword
eNet SMART HOME server 2.2.1 and 2.3.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the resetUserPassword JSON-RPC method that allows any authenticated low-privileged user (UG_USER) to reset the password of arbitrary accounts, including those in the UG_A…
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High 8.1
JUNG eNet SMART HOME server 2.2.1/2.3.1 Arbitrary User Deletion via deleteUserAccount
eNet SMART HOME server 2.2.1 and 2.3.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the deleteUserAccount JSON-RPC method that permits any authenticated low-privileged user (UG_USER) to delete arbitrary user accounts, except for the built-in admin accoun…
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Medium 4.3
Media Library Folders <= 8.3.6 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Deletion and Rename
The Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.6 via the delete_maxgalleria_media() and maxgalleria_rename_image() functions due to missing validation on a user contro…
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Medium 4.3
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.13.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post/Page Editing
The Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to modify specific posts …
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Medium 5.3
MailChimp Campaigns <= 3.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) MailChimp App Disconnection
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Medium 5.3
CallbackKiller service widget <= 1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Settings Update
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Medium 4.3
Smart Forms <= 2.6.99 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Campaign Data Exposure
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Medium 5.4
Accordion and Accordion Slider <= 1.4.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Attachment Metadata Modification
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Medium 5.3
Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin <= 1.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Appointment Status Modification
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High 7.5CVE-2026-0692 Scanner template
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Medium 5.3
WP Last Modified Info <= 1.9.5 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Post Metadata Modification
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Medium 5.3
Easy Form Builder <= 3.9.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Form Response Data Exposure
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High 8.8
Starfish Review Generation & Marketing for WordPress <= 3.1.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update via srm_restore_options_defaults
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High 8.1CVE-2026-26268 Public exploit
Cursor sandbox escape via Git hooks
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Medium 4.3
Kanboard TaskCreationController::duplicateProjects() endpoint does not validate user permissions for target projects
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High 7.1
LavinMQ is missing vhost access control
LavinMQ is a high-performance message queue & streaming server. Before 2.6.6, an authenticated user could access metadata in the broker they should not have access to. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.6.6.
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High 8.8
FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator <= 2.7.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Backup Creation and Download
The FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized backup creation and download due to a missing capability check on REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This makes it possible …
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Medium 6.5
Activity Log for WordPress <= 1.2.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
The Activity Log for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the winter_activity_log_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticat…
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Medium 5.3
LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events <= 5.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Booking Details Exposure
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High 7.8
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Medium 4.3
Statamic's missing authorization allows access to assets
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Medium 5.8
Product Options and Price Calculation Formulas for WooCommerce – Uni CPO (Premium) <= 4.9.60 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment and Dropbox File Deletion
The Product Options and Price Calculation Formulas for WooCommerce – Uni CPO (Premium) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'uni_cpo_remove_file' function in all versions up to, and including…
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Low 3.7
Missing Authorization in GitLab
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