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
DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shipping Label Creation and Deletion via dhlpwc_label_create and dhlpwc_label_delete AJAX Actions
The DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check and missing nonce verification on the create_label() and delete_label() functions in versions up to,…
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Medium 4.3
Employee, Leave and Recruitment Management System <= 1.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Job Deletion via crewhrm_singleJobAction AJAX Action
The Employee, Leave and Recruitment Management System – Crew HRM plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an a…
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Medium 4.3
DSGVO All in one for WP <= 4.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Reset
The DSGVO All in one for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 4.9. This is due to the dsgvo_reset_policy_service_func() function lacking both capability checks and nonce verification while processi…
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Medium 5.3
CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway <= 2.7.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Order Cancellation via 'order_number' Parameter
The CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it po…
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Medium 4.3
Colissimo Officiel : Méthodes de livraison pour WooCommerce <= 2.9.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Order Shipment Modification via lpc_order_affect AJAX action
The Colissimo Officiel : Méthodes de livraison pour WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the updateShippingMethod() function (registered to the wp_ajax_lpc_order_affect AJAX a…
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High 7.2
Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder <= 1.22.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
The Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a…
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Critical 9.8
miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications <= 5.5.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator Account Takeover via 'username_b' Parameter
The miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.1. This is due to the `um_reset_password_process_hook(…
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Medium 4.3
Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce <= 3.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) ProfileGrid Plugin Installation and Activation
The Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation in versions up to, and including, 3.4. This is due to a missing capability check and …
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Medium 5.3
User Frontend <= 4.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via 'attach_id' Parameter
The User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying th…
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Medium 6.5
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.26 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc Function
The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.26 via the download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with …
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Medium 5.3
Age Verification & Identity Verification by Token of Trust <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure via 'tot_export_table' Parameter
The Age Verification & Identity Verification by Token of Trust plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to and including 4.0.2. This is due to the handle_export_table() function being registered on the WordPress 'init' hook…
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Medium 4.9
Snipe-IT's selectlist visibility is too permissive
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to version 8.6.1, the GET /api/v1/{object}/selectlist API endpoint is missing an authorization check. Any user who can log into Snipe-IT - regardless of permissions - can retrieve a paginated list of al…
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.1 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to determine the existence of a private project …
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user with minimal access permissions to read work item me…
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Low 1.3
Snipe-IT's S3 signature image retrieval lacks authorization before temporary URL
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to version 8.6.1, Snipe-IT S3 signature image retrieval lacks authorization before temporary URL. On S3-backed deployments, authenticated users who know a signature filename can obtain a 5-minute signed…
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Medium 6.5
Gumroad < 2026.07.06.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference in PurchasesController
Gumroad before 2026.07.06.2 contains a broken access control vulnerability in the PurchasesController that allows authenticated sellers to manipulate purchase access for other sellers' products by sending PUT requests to the revoke_access and undo_revoke_acce…
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High 7.7
Nomad Docker driver Linux host namespace bypass
HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise did not enforce the allow_privileged restriction for the Docker task driver's host namespace mode options. This may allow an authenticated job submitter to run a container in a host namespace and access information belongi…
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Medium 6.5
AFFiNE - Unauthorized Document Edit History Access via GraphQL histories Field
AFFiNE's histories GraphQL field fails to validate Doc.Read permission before exposing document edit history, allowing authenticated workspace members to retrieve restricted content timelines. Attackers can supply arbitrary document GUIDs to access full edit …
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High 7.5
Capgo - Arbitrary R2 Object Deletion via Mutable r2_path in app_versions
Capgo before 12.128.2 allows upload-scoped API keys to modify the mutable app_versions.r2_path field through PostgREST, enabling retargeting to arbitrary R2 bundle objects. Attackers can patch r2_path to point to victim objects, soft-delete the attacker-contr…
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Medium 5.3
MISP importModule missing authorization allows read-only users to modify events via misp_standard imports
An authorization bypass in MISP’s EventsController::importModule() allowed authenticated users or read-only API keys with event view access to persist data to events they were not allowed to modify. When an import module returned results in the misp_standard …
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Medium 4.3
flask-dashboard Flask-MonitoringDashboard cross-site request forgery
A vulnerability has been found in flask-dashboard Flask-MonitoringDashboard up to 5.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been dis…
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High 7.5
LatePoint - Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events <= 5.4.0 - Unauthenticated Stripe PaymentIntent Amount-Binding Bypass
The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.0. This is due to the plugin's Stripe Connect payment processor accepting a client-su…
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Critical 9.8
WP Learn Manager <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation via jslearnmanager_ajax AJAX Action
The WP Learn Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenti…
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Medium 5.3
User Management <= 1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Modification
The User Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticat…
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Medium 5.4
Coder: Devcontainer recreate endpoint missing write authorization allows read-only roles to destroy containers
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, the devcontainer recreate endpoint relied on route middleware that checked only `ActionRead` on the workspace and, unl…
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Medium 5.4
Coder's sub-agent app registration bypasses template port-sharing policy enforcement
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, the `CreateSubAgent` RPC did not validate a requested app sharing level against the template's `MaxPortSharingLevel` b…
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High 8.1
In CAXperts UPVWebServices 2.4.2212.603 through 2.7.6 and UDiTH Portal 2026.0.0 through 2026.2.0, an authenticated remo…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-31309 Public exploit
Improper authorization in the /tequilapi/config/user endpoint of Mysterium Node from v1.21.1-rc0 before v1.36.0 allows …
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High 7.1
Cap - Missing Access Control in Video AI Metadata Endpoint
Cap's GET /api/video/ai endpoint fails to validate user ownership or membership before returning private video AI metadata including titles, summaries, and chapters. Authenticated attackers can supply arbitrary video IDs to read sensitive AI-generated content…
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High 7.2
Actual: Shared users can perform owner-only file management actions
Actual is an open-source personal finance application. Prior to 26.7.0, a missing authorization issue allows a shared user with user_access on a budget file to perform owner-only file management actions. A non-owner shared user can call file-management endpoi…
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Critical 9.1
Cognee < 1.2.0 Unauthorized LLM Configuration Overwrite via /api/v1/settings
Cognee before 1.2.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the global LLM provider configuration by self-registering an account and calling the settings endpoint, which performs no admin or superus…
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High 8.7
DataEase: Unauthorized Access to Engine Database via previewSql Endpoint
DataEase is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Prior to 2.10.24, the /de2api/datasetData/previewSql endpoint lacks the mandatory @DePermit permission validation annotation, allowing any authenticated user to specify datasourceId=-1, access t…
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Medium 6.9
Chevereto private profile setting leaks username on /json endpoint
Chevereto is a self-hosted media-sharing platform. Starting in version 3.7.5 and prior to version 4.5.4, when a user enables the private profile option, visiting their profile HTML route (`/username`) correctly returns 404. However, the `/json` AJAX listing e…
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High 7.5
Ghostfolio - Unauthorized Portfolio Data Exposure via Public Endpoint
The GET /api/v1/public/:accessId/portfolio endpoint in ghostfolio accepts private access IDs without validating granteeUserId filtering, allowing unauthenticated access to full portfolio data. Attackers with a private access ID can retrieve sensitive portfoli…
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Critical 9.8
9Router < 0.4.44 - OS Command Injection via sudoPassword Parameter in Tailscale Install Endpoint
9Router before 0.4.44 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the unauthenticated POST /api/tunnel/tailscale-install endpoint (this route is not covered by the dashboard middleware matcher, so no authorization check is applied). The sudoPassword fie…
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Medium 4.3
Ghostfolio - Unauthorized Portfolio Holding Tag Modification via Missing Permission Check
Ghostfolio's PUT /api/v1/portfolio/holding/:dataSource/:symbol/tags endpoint fails to verify Access.permissions field when processing the Impersonation-Id header, allowing read-only access grantees to modify portfolio holding tags. Attackers with valid read-o…
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High 8.3
Authorization Bypass in HAVELSAN's Open Source Project Liman MYS
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HAVELSAN Inc. Liman MYS allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects Liman MYS: before release.Master.1107.
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High 8.2
Improper Authorization in Armiya Technologies' Access Control System
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Armiya Information Technologies Ltd. Co. Access Control System (GKS) allows Collect Data from Common Resource Locations. This issue affects Access Control System (GKS): before Version 2.
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Critical 9.9CVE-2026-34048 Public exploit
Coolify: Missing authorization on terminal websocket bootstrap routes allows low-privileged members to execute commands on team servers
Coolify is an open-source and self-hostable tool for managing servers, applications, and databases. Prior to 4.0.0-beta.471, terminal websocket bootstrap routes only check authentication and do not enforce terminal authorization, allowing a low-privileged tea…
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Medium 6.9CVE-2026-53647 Public exploit
FOSSBilling vulnerable to unauthenticated API key configuration disclosure via guest Serviceapikey get_info endpoint
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. In versions 0.5.3 through 0.7.2, the Guest `serviceapikey/get_info` API endpoint is accessible without authentication. Any caller with a valid API key can retrieve all custom configurati…