Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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-863
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Medium 5.3
Liferay Publications is vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization
Insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Publications in Liferay Portal 7.4.1 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.5, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.8, and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows remote authenticated attackers to vi…
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Medium 5.3
PowerJob OpenAPIController runJob authorization
A security vulnerability has been detected in PowerJob up to 5.1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /openApi/runJob of the component OpenAPIController. Such manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. …
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Medium 5.3CVE-2025-11580 Scanner template
PowerJob list authorization
A weakness has been identified in PowerJob up to 5.1.2. This affects the function list of the file /user/list. This manipulation causes missing authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be…
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Medium 6.7
Authorization Bypass in Usta Information Systems' Aybs Interaktif
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, Missing Authorization, Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Usta Information Systems Inc. Aybs Interaktif allows Privilege Abuse, Authentica…
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Medium 5.4
WP JobHunt <= 7.6 Authenticated (Custom+) Authorization Bypass
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6. This is due to insufficient login restrictions on inactive and pending accounts. This makes it possible for auth…
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Medium 4.3
JhumanJ OpnForm integrations authorization
A vulnerability was found in JhumanJ OpnForm up to 1.9.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /show/integrations. Performing manipulation results in missing authorization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been …
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Medium 6.3
JhumanJ OpnForm API Endpoint custom-domains authorization
A vulnerability has been found in JhumanJ OpnForm up to 1.9.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /custom-domains of the component API Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploi…
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Medium 4.9
The YoSmart YoLink MQTT broker through 2025-10-02 does not enforce sufficient authorization controls to prevent cross-a…
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Medium 5.1
Insufficient permission check for the problem.view.refresh action
A regular Zabbix user with no permission to the Monitoring -> Problems view is still able to call the problem.view.refresh action and therefore still retrieve a list of active problems.
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Medium 5.7
Surrealdb: surrealdb is vulnerable to unauthorized data exposure via live query subscriptions
A flaw was found in the live query subscription mechanism of the database engine. This vulnerability allows record or guest users to observe unauthorized records within the same table, bypassing access controls, via crafted LIVE SELECT subscriptions when othe…
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Medium 5.3
Liferay Portal and DXP does not properly check permission with import and export tasks
Batch Engine in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.112, and Liferay DXP 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.7, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, and 7.4 GA through update 92 does not properly check permission with import and export tasks, which allows remote authenticated …
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Medium 6.5
In Internet2 Grouper 5.17.1 before 5.20.5, group admins who are not Grouper sysadmins can configure loader jobs.
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Medium 4.8
TCC Bypass via Downloader XPC Service in Sparkle
The Sparkle framework includes an XPC service Downloader.xpc, by default this service is private to the application its bundled with. A local unprivileged attacker can register this XPC service globally which will inherit TCC permissions of the application. L…
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Medium 5.4
This issue was addressed with improved URL validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Processi…
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Medium 4.0
This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. A…
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Medium 6.2
Liferay Portal's Incorrect Authorization vulnerability can lead to guest users to obtaining sensitive data
Improper Access Control vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.4.0 through 7.4.3.124, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.8, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.12 and 7.4 GA through update 92 allows guest users to obtain object entries information via the API Builder.
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Medium 4.3
Zoom Workplace Clients for Windows - Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect authorization in certain Zoom Workplace Clients for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct an impact to integrity via network access.
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Medium 6.5
Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain un…
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Medium 5.5
In onCreate of NotificationAccessConfirmationActivity.java, there is a possible incorrect verification of proper intent…
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Medium 6.3
NVIDIA ConnectX contains a vulnerability in the management interface, where an attacker with local access could cause i…
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Medium 6.9
Multiple vulnerabilities in Deporsite by T-INNOVA
Lack of authorisation in Deporsite by T-INNOVA. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to change other users' profile pictures via a POST request using the parameters ‘IdPersona’ and “Foto” in ‘/ajax/TInnova_c/FotoUsuario/llamadaAjax/uploadImag…
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Medium 6.9
Multiple vulnerabilities in Deporsite by T-INNOVA
Lack of authorisation in Deporsite by T-INNOVA. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain information from other users via GET ‘/ajax/TInnova_v2/Integrantes_Recurso_v2_1/llamadaAjax/buscarPersona’ using the ‘dni’ parameter.
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Medium 5.4
Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp B…
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Medium 5.3
Tuleap's special and always there fields permissions are not verified in cross-tracker search
Tuleap is an Open Source Suite created to facilitate management of software development and collaboration. In Tuleap Community Edition versions before 16.10.99.1754050155 and Tuleap Enterprise Edition versions before 16.9-8 and before 16.10-5, an attacker can…
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Medium 6.5
Kibana privilege escalation via reporting_user role
Incorrect authorization in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via the built-in reporting_user role which incorrectly has the ability to access all Kibana Spaces.
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Medium 6.5
Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection <= 11.58 - Insufficient Authorization to Unauthenticated Blocklist Bypass
The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to an insufficient capability check on the 'stopbadbots_check_wordpress_logged_in_cookie' function in all …
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Medium 6.7
Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference
A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource do…
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Medium 4.3
Incorrect authorization for traces request/download in CMC before 25.1.0
An access control vulnerability was discovered in the Request Trace and Download Trace functionalities of CMC before 25.1.0 due to a specific access restriction not being properly enforced for users with limited privileges. An authenticated user with limited …
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Medium 4.9
An Improper Access Control could allow a malicious actor authenticated in the API of certain UniFi Connect devices to e…
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Medium 6.5
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2025.2 improper access control allowed Code With Me guest to discover hidden files
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Medium 4.3
Insufficient authorization when creating notes
MiR software versions prior to version 3.0.0 have insufficient authorization controls when creating text notes, allowing low-privilege users to create notes which are intended only for administrative users.
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Medium 5.8
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass (Check)
OpenFGA is a high-performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. OpenFGA v1.9.3 to v1.9.4 ( openfga-0.2.40 <= Helm chart <= openfga-0.2.41, v1.9.3 <= docker <= v.1.9.4) are vulnerable to improper…
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Medium 6.5
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.6 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users to bypass access controls and download private artifac…
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Medium 6.3
xujeff tianti 天梯 save authorization
A vulnerability was found in xujeff tianti 天梯 up to 2.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /tianti-module-admin/user/ajax/save. The manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack can be initiated re…
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Medium 5.4
LitmusChaos Litmus Delete Request delete_project authorization
A vulnerability has been found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /auth/delete_project/ of the component Delete Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument projectID lead…
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Medium 6.9
Incorrect Authorization of XPC Service in Fantastical.app
A vulnerability was identified in the XPC services of Fantastical. The services failed to implement proper client authorization checks in its listener:shouldAcceptNewConnection method, unconditionally accepting requests from any local process. As a result, an…
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Medium 4.3
Cisco Identity Services Engine Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify parts of the configuration on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the lack of server-side validation of Administrator permi…
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Medium 5.3CVE-2025-54554 Public exploit
tiaudit in Tera Insights tiCrypt before 2025-07-17 allows unauthenticated REST API requests that reveal sensitive infor…
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Medium 4.3
HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.9.1 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Limited Administrator Actions
The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to an improper capability check on the 'ajax_trash_templates' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1. This makes it …
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Medium 4.0
This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14…