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 6.8
Unverified AXI Address in Subsystem Mode Commands Enables Denial of Service
Missing authorization in Caliptra Core Runtime Firmware (INVOKE_DPE_MLDSA87, CM_AES_GCM_DECRYPT_DMA, EXTERNAL_MAILBOX_CMD commands) in subsystem mode allows a privileged local attacker to cause a denial of service via mailbox commands containing unverified AX…
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Medium 4.3
Graylog2 Server Missing Permission Check on Event Definition Duplicate
Graylog2 Server before commit 46a2eeb contains a missing per-entity permission check in the POST /events/definitions/{definitionId}/duplicate endpoint that allows authenticated users to clone any event definition. Attackers with the low-privilege eventdefinit…
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Medium 6.5
Awx: websocket eventconsumer missing authorization for inventory_update_events, project_update_events, and system_job_events allows cross-organization stdout disclosure
A flaw was found in AWX. The websocket event consumer performs RBAC authorization checks only for event groups that are mapped in the consumer_access() function (job_events, workflow_events, ad_hoc_command_events). Three event groups - inventory_update_events…
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized cross-space information disclosure via user-supplied input that circumvents space-level access control.
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Information Disclosure
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). A user with limited feature privileges can access workflow execution outputs in their Kibana space without the authorization required to…
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High 7.3
Vulnerability in the Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Spreadsheet Load…
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Medium 6.3
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Access to Cloud Connect Management Functions
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana allows an authenticated user to access and modify Cloud Connect configuration and service settings without the required feature privileges, via direct requests to insufficiently protected product endpoints.
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Medium 4.3
kirby-modules License Key Disclosure via modules/activate Dialog
kirby-modules through 5.5.7, fixed in commit 315417e, contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows any authenticated Kirby Panel user to retrieve the full plaintext commercial license key by sending a GET request to the modules/activate dialog…
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Medium 5.3
Taiga taiga-back Private Project Member Roster Disclosure via Unauthenticated filters_data Endpoints
Taiga 6.10.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to disclose the full member roster and internal workflow configuration of any private project by supplying a project ID to the filters_data API endpoints on User…
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High 8.2
FOGProject has unauthenticated clearAES and clearPMTasks that allow remote destruction of host encryption keys and power schedules
FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging/rescue suite/inventory management system. Prior to versions 1.5.10.1832 and 1.6.0-beta.2313, the `clearAES` and `clearPMTasks` methods in `FOGPage` can be invoked by an unauthenticated attacker via a single HTTP GET r…
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High 7.1
HumHub Missing Authorization on Remove All Space Members Action
HumHub is an Open Source Enterprise Social Network. In versions 1.13.0 through 1.18.2, a missing authorization check in the Space member management controller allowed any authenticated user to trigger the removal of all members from any Space, regardless of t…
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Critical 9.6
praisonai-platform: Any workspace member can promote themselves (or any other member) to owner via PATCH /workspaces/{id}/members/{user_id}
PraisonAI Platform is the platform layer for the PraisonAI multi-agent teams system. Versions prior to 0.1.4 are vulnerable to vertical privilege escalation. The `PATCH /workspaces/{workspace_id}/members/{user_id}` endpoint is gated by `require_workspace_memb…
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Critical 9.6
praisonai-platform: Any workspace member can add arbitrary user as owner via POST /workspaces/{id}/members
PraisonAI Platform is the platform layer for the PraisonAI multi-agent teams system. Versions prior to 0.1.4 have aprivilege escalation / cross-tenant member injection. The `POST /workspaces/{workspace_id}/members` endpoint is gated only by `require_workspace…
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High 8.1
praisonai-platform: Any workspace member can delete the entire workspace via DELETE /workspaces/{id}
PraisonAI Platform is the platform layer for the PraisonAI multi-agent teams system. Versions prior to 0.1.4 have an authorization bypass enabling destructive action. The `DELETE /workspaces/{workspace_id}` endpoint is gated only by `require_workspace_member(…
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Medium 6.5
praisonai-platform: Any workspace member can rewrite workspace name, description, and settings via PATCH /workspaces/{id}
PraisonAI Platform is the platform layer for the PraisonAI multi-agent teams system. Versions prior to 0.1.4 have an authorization bypass enabling workspace metadata + settings tampering. The `PATCH /workspaces/{workspace_id}` endpoint is gated only by `requi…
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High 8.1
praisonai-platform: Any workspace member can remove any other member (including the owner) via DELETE /workspaces/{id}/members/{user_id}
PraisonAI Platform is the platform layer for the PraisonAI multi-agent teams system. Versions prior to 0.1.4 have an authorization bypass enabling owner lockout. The `DELETE /workspaces/{workspace_id}/members/{user_id}` endpoint is gated only by `require_work…
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Medium 4.3
Privilege Escalation in Eclipse hawkBit DDI allows Tenant-Isolated Firmware Exfiltration
In Eclipse hawkBit versions 1.0.3 and prior, a privilege escalation vulnerability (CWE-284 / CWE-862) has been identified in the Direct Device Integration (DDI) Controller. This vulnerability allows an authenticated device to escalate its permissions and bypa…
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High 8.8
PraisonAI Platform missing role checks let any workspace member become owner and take over workspace membership
PraisonAI Platform is the platform layer for the PraisonAI multi-agent teams system. Versions prior to 0.1.4 have a broken workspace authorization check that allows any authenticated low-privilege workspace member to escalate their own role to `owner`. The is…
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High 8.7
PraisonAI vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary file read via MCP workflow.show, workflow.validate, deploy.validate
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.6.40, the fix for GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw / CVE-2026-44336 is incomplete. The original advisory description named four vulnerable handlers in `mcp_server/adapters/cli_tools.py`. Commit `68cc9427` ("fix(s…
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Medium 4.7
SolarWinds Serv-U Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a domain administrator to escalate their user type to that of a system administrator. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.
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Medium 4.7
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a broken access control vulnerability that allows a domain administrator to create system administrator accounts. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.
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Medium 6.5
Ninja Forms Missing Authorization in submissions-table Gutenberg Block Discloses Form Submissions to Unauthenticated Visitors
Ninja Forms WordPress plugin version 3.14.8 and prior contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the render callback of the `ninja-forms/submissions-table` Gutenberg block that allows authenticated attackers with Author-level privileges to expose store…
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Medium 5.0
Missing Authorization in get_deployed_stack Endpoint in zenml-io/zenml
In zenml-io/zenml version 0.94.2, the `GET /api/v1/stack-deployment/stack` endpoint (`get_deployed_stack`) lacks proper RBAC authorization checks, allowing any authenticated user to enumerate all deployed stacks across all users and tenants. This includes sta…
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Medium 6.5
Improper Authorization in Universal Sotware's FlexCity
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Universal Software Inc. FlexCity allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects FlexCity: from 5.536.0 before 5.542.0.
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Critical 9.6
Grav before 1.0.8 Missing Authorization on API Key Generation
The Grav api plugin (grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.8 fails to properly authorize API key generation and revocation: the plugin intercepts the apiKeyGenerate/apiKeyRevoke admin tasks before the account-management ACL runs and authorizes the caller on only the ad…
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Medium 4.3
Tutor LMS Elementor Addons <= 4.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Tutor LMS and Elementor Plugin Activation
The Tutor LMS Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 This is due to missing capability checks on the `activate_tutor_free()` and `activate_elementor_free()` functions registered…
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Medium 5.3
Fix Business Intelligence API Pack permission
Improper permission enforcement in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows users without permissions to view and modify BI packs and rules
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Medium 4.3
WPBot AI ChatBot < 8.2.0 - Subscriber+ RAG Settings Update
The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.2.0 does not perform a capability or nonce check in one of its retrieval-augmented-generation settings handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to modify the WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.2.0's …
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Medium 6.5
Bit Form < 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated Workflow Trigger via Authentication Bypass
The Bit Form WordPress plugin before 3.1.0 does not properly validate its workflow-trigger token once the associated transient has expired, allowing unauthenticated attackers to re-trigger a form's configured workflow actions such as notification emails and i…
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High 7.1
AgenticMail: Cross-agent task authorization bypass in AgenticMail API
AgenticMail gives AI agents real email addresses and phone numbers. In @agenticmail/api prior to version 0.9.64, a low-privileged authenticated AgenticMail agent can enumerate another agent's pending/claimed tasks by supplying the target agent name to `GET /a…
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High 7.1
NextCRM has RBAC Bypass in MCP Product Tools that Allows Low-Privileged Users to Modify the CRM Product Catalog
NextCRM is open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software. The CRM product catalog is an organization-wide business object. Normal application server actions restrict product creation, update, and deletion to `manager` and `admin` roles. However,…
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High 7.6
NextCRM has BOLA/IDOR in MCP Campaign Tools that Allows Cross-User Campaign Disclosure and Tampering
NextCRM is open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software. In version 0.12.1, the MCP campaign tools expose campaign read and write operations over the network using user-generated Bearer API tokens (`nxtc__...`). The application has an authoriza…
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High 8.1
NextCRM has Broken Access Control in Server Actions that allows any authenticated user to deactivate/activate arbitrary accounts
NextCRM is open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software. Versions prior to 0.12.0 have a Broken Access Control (BAC) vulnerability in the `activateUser` and `deactivateUser` Next.js Server Actions of NextCRM. The application fails to verify if …
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Medium 5.4
Paymenter: Broken object level authorization via service reference manipulation on ticket creation
Paymenter is a free and open-source webshop solution for management of hosting services. In versions prior to 1.5.0, the ticket creation endpoint accepts a user-supplied service identifier without enforcing ownership validation, allowing authenticated users t…
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Medium 6.5
FreeScout Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Thread Read-Status Manipulation and Conversation Enumeration via Open Tracking Endpoint
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.219, the open tracking endpoint `GET /thread/read/{conversation_id}/{thread_id}` allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid conversation and threa…
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Medium 5.9
Network-AI: ApprovalInbox HTTP server has no authentication — anyone can approve pending agent actions
Network-AI, a TypeScript/Node.js multi-agent orchestrator, has a shipped, exported, documented feature called `ApprovalInbox` (`lib/approval-inbox.ts`). It is the network surface of the human-in-the-loop Approval Gate, which `ApprovalGate` uses to require exp…
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High 7.5
Network-AI 5.12.2 through 5.13.3 Missing Authorization via ApprovalInbox
Network-AI (npm: network-ai) versions 5.12.2 through 5.13.3 fail to apply the configured authorization check (checkAuth/secret) to the ApprovalInbox GET read routes, so even when an operator configures a secret, unauthenticated actors can access sensitive app…
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Medium 5.4
SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Authorization Bypass via KILL Statement
SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the KILL statement that allows authenticated database users to terminate other users' LIVE SELECT subscriptions. Attackers can issue KILL statements with target live query UUIDs …
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Medium 6.5
SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Authentication Bypass via USE statement
SurrealDB versions before 3.1.0 fail to validate DEFINE NAMESPACE or DEFINE DATABASE permissions when processing USE NS and USE DB statements. Unauthenticated attackers can create arbitrary namespaces and databases by issuing USE commands, bypassing authoriza…
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High 8.1
SurrealDB before 3.2.0 Authentication Bypass via Custom API
SurrealDB versions before 3.2.0 fail to validate namespace and database scope in custom API routes, allowing authenticated users to invoke endpoints in different namespaces/databases. Attackers with valid credentials for any namespace/database can access cust…