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
4,308 results · Feed
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Low 2.1
Caching of authentication context
Excessive caching of authentication context in Neo4j Enterprise edition versions prior to 2026.01.4 leads to authenticated users inheriting the context of the first user who authenticated after restart. The issue is limited to certain non-default configuratio…
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Medium 6.5
OpenProject has a Permission Check bypass on Budget deletion allows reassignment of WorkPackages into other budgets
OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.2.0, when budgets are deleted, the work packages that were assigned to this budget need to be moved to a different budget. This action was performed before the permission check …
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Medium 4.3
OpenProject users that are not project members can be used to calculate Labor Budget, leaking their global hourly rate
OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.2.0, when editing a project budget and planning the labor cost, it was not checked that the user that was planned in the budget is actually a project member. This exposed the us…
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Low 2.1
Auth misconfiguration when multiple providers enabled
An edgecase in SSO implementation in Neo4j Enterprise edition versions prior to version 2026.02 can lead to unauthorised access under the following conditions: If a neo4j admin configures two or more OIDC providers AND configures one or more of them to be an …
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Medium 4.3
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.1 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user to access previous pipeline job information on p…
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Low 2.0
Incorrect privilege assignment in composite databases
Incorrect resolving of namespaces in composite databases in Neo4j Enterprise edition prior to versions 2026.02 and 5.26.22 can lead to the following scenario: an admin that intends to give a user an access to a remote database constituent "namespace.name" wi…
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High 8.9
WorkflowTemplate Security Bypass via podSpecPatch in Strict/Secure Reference Mode
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. From 2.9.0 to before 4.0.2 and 3.7.11, A user who can submit Workflows can completely bypass all security settings defined in a WorkflowTemplate b…
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Critical 9.8
Argo Workflows has unauthorized access to Argo Workflows Template
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. Prior to 4.0.2 and 3.7.11, Workflow templates endpoints allow any client to retrieve WorkflowTemplates (and ClusterWorkflowTemplates). Any request…
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High 8.8
OpenClaw 2026.2.22-2 < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Bypass via sort Long-Option Abbreviation in tools.exec.safeBins
OpenClaw version 2026.2.22-2 prior to 2026.2.23 tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort command fails to properly validate GNU long-option abbreviations, allowing attackers to bypass denied-flag checks via abbreviated options. Remote attackers can execute sor…
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Medium 5.3
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to byp…
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Medium 4.3
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulner…
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Medium 4.7
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to byp…
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High 7.5
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to byp…
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Medium 4.3
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulner…
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High 7.5
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to byp…
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Medium 4.3
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulner…
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Medium 6.9
Istio HTTP debug endpoints on port 15014 to enforce namespace-based authorization, preventing cross-namespace proxy data access.
Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. Prior to 1.29.1, 1.28.5, and 1.27.8, a vulnerability in Envoy RBAC header matching could allow authorization policy bypass when policies rely on HTTP headers that may contain multiple val…
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High 7.7
zot create-only policy allows overwrite attempts of existing latest tag (update permission not required)
zot is ancontainer image/artifact registry based on the Open Container Initiative Distribution Specification. From 1.3.0 to 2.1.14, zot’s dist-spec authorization middleware infers the required action for PUT /v2/{name}/manifests/{reference} as create by defau…
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Critical 9.9CVE-2026-30965 Scanner template
Parse Server session token exfiltration via `redirectClassNameForKey` query parameter
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.8 and 8.6.21, a vulnerability in Parse Server's query handling allows an authenticated or unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate sessi…
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High 8.7
Parse Server ha a bypass of class-level permissions in LiveQuery
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.3 and 8.6.16, class-level permissions (CLP) are not enforced for LiveQuery subscriptions. An unauthenticated or unauthorized client ca…
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High 7.5
Envoy has an RBAC Header Validation Bypass via Multi-Value Header Concatenation
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, the Envoy RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) filter contains a logic vulnerability in how it validates HTTP headers when multiple values are present for the sam…
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High 7.1CVE-2026-30945 Public exploit
StudioCMS: IDOR — Arbitrary API Token Revocation Leading to Denial of Service
StudioCMS is a server-side-rendered, Astro native, headless content management system. Prior to 0.4.0, the DELETE /studiocms_api/dashboard/api-tokens endpoint allows any authenticated user with editor privileges or above to revoke API tokens belonging to any …
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High 8.8CVE-2026-30944 Public exploit
StudioCMS Affected by Privilege Escalation via Insecure API Token Generation
StudioCMS is a server-side-rendered, Astro native, headless content management system. Prior to 0.4.0, the /studiocms_api/dashboard/api-tokens endpoint allows any authenticated user (at least Editor) to generate API tokens for any other user, including owner …
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Medium 4.3
kubewarden-controller cross-namespace data exfiltration via deprecated host callback binding
Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes. Kubewarden cluster operators can grant permissions to users to deploy namespaced AdmissionPolicies and AdmissionPolicyGroups in their Namespaces. One of Kubewarden promises is that configured users can deploy name…
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High 8.5
Pocket ID: OIDC authorization code validation uses AND instead of OR, allowing cross-client token exchange
Pocket ID is an OIDC provider that allows users to authenticate with their passkeys to your services. Prior to 2.4.0, the OIDC token endpoint rejects an authorization code only when both the client ID is wrong and the code is expired. This allows cross-client…
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Medium 5.0
OpenClaw: system.run allow-always persistence included shell-commented payload tails
OpenClaw's `system.run` allowlist analysis did not honor POSIX shell comment semantics when deriving `allow-always` persistence entries. A caller in `security=allowlist` mode who received an `allow-always` decision could submit a shell command whose tail was …
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Medium 4.3
OpenClaw: `operator.write` chat.send could reach admin-only config writes
### Summary A gateway client authenticated with `operator.write` could route `/config set` or `/config unset` through `chat.send` and reach persistent config mutation even though direct config RPC methods are admin-scoped. ### Affected Packages / Versions - P…
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Medium 5.4
OpenClaw: Cross-account sender authorization expansion in `/allowlist ... --store` account scoping
### Summary `/allowlist ... --store` resolved the selected channel `accountId` for reads, but store writes still dropped that `accountId` and wrote into the legacy unscoped pairing allowlist store. Because default-account reads still merge legacy unscoped ent…
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Medium 5.0
OpenClaw's system.run allowlist approval parsing missed PowerShell encoded-command wrappers
OpenClaw's `system.run` shell-wrapper detection did not recognize PowerShell `-EncodedCommand` forms as inline-command wrappers. In `allowlist` mode, a caller with access to `system.run` could invoke `pwsh` or `powershell` using `-EncodedCommand`, `-enc`, or …
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Medium 6.9
Parse Server: GraphQL `__type` introspection bypass via inline fragments when public introspection is disabled
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. From version 9.3.1-alpha.3 to before version 9.5.0-alpha.10, when graphQLPublicIntrospection is disabled, __type queries nested inside inline fragments (e.…
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High 8.7
Netmaker: Service User with Network Access Can Access config files with WireGuard Private Keys
Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Prior to version 1.5.0, a user assigned the platform-user role can retrieve WireGuard private keys of all wireguard configs in a network by calling GET /api/extclients/{network} or GET /api/nodes/{network}. While the Ne…
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Medium 6.9
Netmaker: Privilege Escalation from Admin to Super-Admin via User Update
Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Prior to version 1.5.0, the user update handler (PUT /api/users/{username}) lacks validation to prevent an admin-role user from assigning the super-admin role during account updates. While the code correctly blocks an a…
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High 8.6
Netmaker: Insufficient Authorization in Host Token Verification
Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Prior to version 1.5.0, the Authorize middleware in Netmaker incorrectly validates host JWT tokens. When a route permits host authentication (hostAllowed=true), a valid host token bypasses all subsequent authorization c…
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High 8.7
Flowise Authorization Bypass via Spoofed x-request-from Header
Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to version 3.0.13, Flowise trusts any HTTP client that sets the header x-request-from: internal, allowing an authenticated tenant session to bypass all /api/v1/** a…
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Medium —
Firefly III user API endpoints expose all users' information to any authenticated user (IDOR)
### Summary The User management API endpoints (`GET /api/v1/users` and `GET /api/v1/users/{id}`) are accessible to any authenticated user without admin/owner role verification, exposing all users' email addresses, roles, and account status. ### Affected Endpo…
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Low 2.7
Mercurius: queryDepth limit bypassed for WebSocket subscriptions
Mercurius is a GraphQL adapter for Fastify. Prior to version 16.8.0, Mercurius fails to enforce the configured queryDepth limit on GraphQL subscription queries received over WebSocket connections. The depth check is correctly applied to HTTP queries and mutat…
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High 8.5
Parse Server: Endpoint `/loginAs` allows `readOnlyMasterKey` to gain full read and write access as any user
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.6 and 9.5.0-alpha.4, the readOnlyMasterKey can call POST /loginAs to obtain a valid session token for any user. This allows a read-on…
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Medium 6.9
Parse Server: File creation and deletion bypasses `readOnlyMasterKey` write restriction
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.5 and 9.5.0-alpha.3, the readOnlyMasterKey can be used to create and delete files via the Files API (POST /files/:filename, DELETE /f…
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High 8.6
Parse Server: Cloud Hooks and Cloud Jobs bypass `readOnlyMasterKey` write restriction
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.4 and 9.4.1-alpha.3, Parse Server's readOnlyMasterKey option allows access with master-level read privileges but is documented to den…
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High 7.5
@hono/node-server: Authorization bypass for protected static paths via encoded slashes in Serve Static Middleware
@hono/node-server allows running the Hono application on Node.js. Prior to version 1.19.10, when using @hono/node-server's static file serving together with route-based middleware protections (e.g. protecting /admin/*), inconsistent URL decoding can allow pro…