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 5.3
WaMate Confirm <= 2.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Phone Number Blocking/Unblocking
The WaMate Confirm – Order Confirmation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possi…
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Medium 6.5
Twitter posts to Blog <= 1.11.25 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update
The Twitter posts to Blog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'dg_tw_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.11.25. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attac…
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Medium 4.3
Invoct – PDF Invoices & Billing for WooCommerce <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
The Invoct – PDF Invoices & Billing for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for authenticated a…
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Medium 6.5
OpenPix < 2.13.6 - Subscriber+ Payment Gateway Settings Reset
The OpenPix for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.13.6 allows any authenticated user to trigger AJAX actions that reset payment gateway configuration options without capability or nonce checks. This permits any authenticated users, such as subscribers to …
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Medium 4.3
Gallery by FooGallery <= 3.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Gallery Metadata Exposure
The Gallery by FooGallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_get_gallery_info() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attacke…
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Medium 5.4
profile command may permit unauthorized configuration
Incorrect validation of the profile command may result in the determination that a request altering the 'filter' is read-only.
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Medium 6.8
A missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 6.6.0 through 6.6.6, FortiAuthenticator 6.5 all ve…
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Medium 5.4
PopupKit <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Disclosure and Data Deletion
The PopupKit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to access the /popup/logs REST API endpoint. This makes it possible…
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Medium 5.3
WCFM Marketplace <= 3.7.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Refund Request Creation
The WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.0. This is due to the plugin not implementing authorization checks in the `wcfm-ref…
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization Check in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (Balanced Scorecard in BSP Application)
Due to missing authorization check in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (Balanced Scorecard in Business Server Pages), an authenticated attacker could access information that they are otherwise unauthorized to view. This leads to low impact on confidentiali…
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Medium 4.3
Missing authorization check in SAP S/4HANA Defense & Security (Disconnected Operations)
Due to a missing authorization check in the Disconnected Operations of the SAP S/4HANA Defense & Security, an attacker with user privileges could call remote-enabled function modules to do direct update on standard SAP database table . This results in low imp…
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High 7.7
Missing Authorization check in SAP Solution Tools Plug-In (ST-PI)
SAP Solution Tools Plug-In (ST-PI) contains a function module that does not perform the necessary authorization checks for authenticated users, allowing sensitive information to be disclosed. This vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality and does no…
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Medium 5.2
Missing authorization check in SAP Business Workflow
An erroneous authorization check in SAP Business Workflow leads to privilege escalation. An authenticated administrative user can bypass role restrictions by leveraging permissions from a less sensitive function to execute unauthorized, high-privilege actions…
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization check in SAP Fiori App (Manage Service Entry Sheets - Lean Services)
SAP Fiori App Manage Service Entry Sheets does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. This has low impact on integrity, confidentiality and availability are not impacted.
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization check in a function module in SAP Support Tools Plug-In
Due to missing authorization check in a function module in SAP Support Tools Plug-In, an authenticated attacker could invoke specific function modules to retrieve information about the system and its configuration. This disclosure of the system information co…
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Critical 9.6
Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to perform background Remote Function Calls without the required S_RFC authorization in certain cases. This can result in a high impact on integrity and avail…
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High 7.5
Denial of service (DOS) in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a specific network request to the trusted endpoint that breaks the authentication, which prevents the legitimate users from accessing the platform. As a result, it has a high impact o…
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Critical 9.9
Code Injection vulnerability in SAP CRM and SAP S/4HANA (Scripting Editor)
An authenticated attacker in SAP CRM and SAP S/4HANA (Scripting Editor) could exploit a flaw in a generic function module call and execute unauthorized critical functionalities, which includes the ability to execute an arbitrary SQL statement. This leads to a…
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Medium 5.0
Missing Authorization Check in ABAP based SAP systems
In ABAP based SAP systems a remote enabled function module does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user resulting in disclosure of system information.This has low impact on confidentiality. Integrity and availability are not impac…
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High 7.2
WCFM - WooCommerce Frontend Manager <= 6.7.24 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary Options Update
The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'WCFM_Setti…
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Critical 9.3
FUXA Unauthenticated Remote Arbitrary Scheduler Write
FUXA is a web-based Process Visualization (SCADA/HMI/Dashboard) software. From 1.2.8 through version 1.2.10, an authorization bypass vulnerability in the FUXA allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create and modify arbitrary schedulers, exposing conne…
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High 7.5
Hollo DMs get leaked and can be seen on Webfinger Browser
Hollo is a federated single-user microblogging software designed to be federated through ActivityPub. Prior to 0.6.20 and 0.7.2, there is a security vulnerability where DMs and followers-only posts were exposed through the ActivityPub outbox endpoint without …
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Medium 5.3
PlaciPy has Missing Authorization Checks on Student Management Endpoints (IDOR)
PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the GET /api/students/:email PUT /api/students/:email/status, and DELETE /api/students/:email routes in backend/src/routes/student.routes.ts only enforce authent…
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Medium 5.3
PlaciPy is Missing Object-Level Authorization in student.submission.routes.ts
PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the backend/src/routes/student.submission.routes.ts verify authentication but fails to enforce object-level authorization (ownership checks).
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Medium 5.3
PlaciPy is Missing Authorization on Assessment Results Endpoint
PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the backend/src/routes/results.routes.ts verify authentication but fails to enforce object-level authorization (ownership checks). For example, this can be used …
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Medium 6.7
OpenProject has Improper Access Control on User Management allows user managers to lock admin accounts
OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.0.2, users with the Manage Users permission can lock and unlock users. This functionality should only be possible for users of the application, but they were not supposed to be …
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Medium 5.3
Missing Permission Check on Analyze Configuration Page
Improper permission enforcement in Checkmk versions 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p21, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p43, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows users with the "Use WATO" permission to access the "Analyze configuration" page by directly navigating to its URL, bypassing the intended …
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Medium 4.3
WeKan Rules rules.js RulesBleed authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in WeKan up to 8.20. Impacted is an unknown function of the file server/publications/rules.js of the component Rules Handler. The manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upg…
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Medium 4.3
The Bucketlister <= 0.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Bucket List Modification
The The Bucketlister plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bucketlister_do_admin_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated a…
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Critical 9.3
FUXA Unauthenticated Remote Arbitrary Device Tag Write
FUXA is a web-based Process Visualization (SCADA/HMI/Dashboard) software. An authorization bypass vulnerability in FUXA allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify device tags via WebSockets. Exploitation allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to…
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Medium 6.5
Gogs user can update repository content with read-only permission
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. In version 0.13.3 and prior, the endpoint "PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/contents/*" does not require write permissions and allows access with read permission only via repoAssignment(). After passing the permission ch…
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Medium 6.5
Gogs is Vulnerable to Denial of Service
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. In version 0.13.3 and prior, an authenticated user can cause a DOS attack. If one of the repo files is deleted before synchronization, it will cause the application to crash. This issue has been patched in versi…
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High 8.8
WP Duplicate <= 1.1.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via 'process_add_site' AJAX Action
The WP Duplicate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization leading to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to and including 1.1.8. This is due to a missing capability check on the `process_add_site()` AJAX action combined with path trave…
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Medium 5.3
OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) <= 6.26.14 - Missing Authorization
The OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 6.26.14. This is due to missing capability checks and authentication verification on the OAuth redirect functionality…
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Medium 4.3
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Patch.
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Patch.
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Medium 4.3
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Deploy.
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Deploy.
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High 8.8
Tanium addressed an improper input validation vulnerability in Deploy.
Tanium addressed an improper input validation vulnerability in Deploy.
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Low 3.1
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Interact.
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Interact.
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Medium 5.4
GreenShift - Animation and Page Builder Blocks <= 12.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure of AI API Keys and Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom_css
The Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the greenshift_app_pass_validation() function in all versions up to, and including, 12.6. This makes it p…
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Medium 5.3
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System <= 3.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.5. This is due to missing capability checks on the eh_crm_ticket_general function combined with a sha…