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
4,310 results · Feed
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Low 2.7
ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon – All in One WooCommerce Solution <= 4.8.4 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Editor+) License Status Update
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High 8.1
OpenBao AWS Plugin Vulnerable to Cross-Account IAM Role Impersonation in AWS Auth Method
OpenBao's AWS Plugin generates AWS access credentials based on IAM policies. Prior to version 0.1.1, the AWS Plugin is vulnerable to cross-account IAM role Impersonation in the AWS auth method. The vulnerability allows an IAM role from an untrusted AWS accoun…
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Medium 4.3
Moodle: quiz notifications sent to suspended participants
Moodle failed to verify enrolment status correctly when sending quiz notifications. As a result, suspended or inactive users might receive quiz-related messages, leaking limited course information.
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Medium 5.3
Shopware vulnerable to MediaVisibilityRestrictionSubscriber bypass when reading media entities by aggregating fields individually
In Shopware core and platform versions before 6.6.10.7 and 6.7.3.1, media visibility restrictions applied by MediaVisibilityRestrictionSubscriber are not enforced for aggregation API requests. Authorization filters are only injected during standard entity rea…
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High 8.6
Authorization bypass when bypass policy condition evaluates to true
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ash-project ash allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects ash: from 3.6.3 before 3.7.1.
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High 8.7
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability has been identified in Moxa’s network security appliances and routers. A flaw …
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Medium 6.5
The Restaurant Brands International (RBI) assistant platform through 2025-09-06 does not implement access control for t…
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Medium 5.0
The Restaurant Brands International (RBI) assistant platform through 2025-09-06 provides the functionality of returning…
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Medium 6.4
The Restaurant Brands International (RBI) assistant platform through 2025-09-06 allows remote attackers to adjust Drive…
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High 8.1CVE-2025-62506 Public exploit
MinIO vulnerable to privilege escalation via session policy bypass in service accounts and STS
MinIO is a high-performance object storage system. In all versions prior to RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z, a privilege escalation vulnerability allows service accounts and STS (Security Token Service) accounts with restricted session policies to bypass their i…
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Medium 5.7
Improper Access Control in WSO2 Enterprise Integrator Product via SOAP Admin Services for Logs and User-Store Configuration
An improper access control vulnerability exists in WSO2 Enterprise Integrator product due to insufficient permission restrictions on internal SOAP admin services related to system logs and user-store configuration. A low-privileged user can access log data an…
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Critical 9.8
Potential Broken Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via System REST APIs
Due to an insufficient access control implementation in multiple WSO2 Products, authentication and authorization checks for certain REST APIs can be bypassed, allowing them to be invoked without proper validation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability…
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Low 3.1
Guest user can add unauthorized team users to private channels
Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.10, 10.11.x <= 10.11.2 fail to properly validate guest user permissions when adding channel members which allows guest users to add any team members to their private channels via the `/api/v4/channels/{channel_id}/members` e…
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Medium 6.5
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha2, 2.4.8-p2, 2.4.7-p7, 2.4.6-p12, 2.4.5-p14, 2.4.4-p15 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain un…
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High 8.1
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha2, 2.4.8-p2, 2.4.7-p7, 2.4.6-p12, 2.4.5-p14, 2.4.4-p15 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and maintai…
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Medium 5.9
Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha2, 2.4.8-p2, 2.4.7-p7, 2.4.6-p12, 2.4.5-p14, 2.4.4-p15 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized rea…
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Medium 4.3
Missing Authorization Check in SAP S/4HANA (Manage Processing Rules - For Bank Statements)
SAP S/4HANA (Manage Processing Rules - For Bank Statements) allows an authenticated attacker with basic privileges to delete conditions from any shared rule of any user by tampering the request parameter. Due to missing authorization check, the attacker can d…
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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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High 8.6
Bypass and runtime policies that can never pass may be incorrectly applied in filter authorization
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ash-project ash allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects ash: from 0.1.1 before 3.6.2.
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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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High 7.7
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.3 to 18.3.4, 18.4 to 18.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed authenticated users with read-only API tokens to perform unauthorized write operations on vulnerability r…
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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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High 8.1
Incorrect authorization for CLI in Guardian/CMC before 25.2.0
An access control vulnerability was discovered in the CLI functionality due to a specific access restriction not being properly enforced for users with limited privileges. An authenticated user with limited privileges can issue administrative CLI commands, al…
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High 8.5
Nagios Log Server before 2024R1.3.2 allows authenticated users (with read-only API access) to stop the Elasticsearch se…
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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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Low 3.5
The YoSmart YoLink application through 2025-10-02 has session tokens with unexpectedly long lifetimes.
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High 7.1
OpenSupports 4.11.0 — Insecure Direct Object Reference in supervised list
OpenSupports exposes an endpoint that allows the list of 'supervised users' for any account to be edited, but it does not validate whether the actor is the owner of that list. A Level 1 staff member can modify the supervision relationship of a third party (th…
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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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Low 2.1
User information disclosure via api_jsonrpc.php on method user.get with param search
A regular Zabbix user can search other users in their user group via Zabbix API by select fields the user does not have access to view. This allows data-mining some field values the user does not have access to.
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Low 2.3
Job details are visible to all team members on KNIME Business Hub
Potentially sensitive information in jobs on KNIME Business Hub prior to 1.16.0 were visible to all members of the user's team. Starting with KNIME Business Hub 1.16.0 only metadata of jobs is shown to team members. Only the creator of a job can see all infor…
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High 7.6
Rancher update on users can deny the service to the admin
A vulnerability has been identified within Rancher Manager where a missing server-side validation on the `.username` field in Rancher can allow users with update permissions on other User resources to cause denial of access for targeted accounts.
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High 7.6
Improper authorisation vulnerability
VMware Tools for Windows contains an improper authorisation vulnerability due to the way it handles user access controls. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM, who is already authenticated through vCenter or ESX may exploit this …
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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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Low 0.5
Omni Wireguard SideroLink potential escape
Omni manages Kubernetes on bare metal, virtual machines, or in a cloud. Prior to version 0.48.0, Omni Wireguard SideroLink has the potential to escape. Omni and each Talos machine establish a peer-to-peer (P2P) SideroLink connection using WireGuard to mutuall…
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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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High 7.5
Authlib: JWS/JWT accepts unknown crit headers (RFC violation → possible authz bypass)
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.4, Authlib’s JWS verification accepts tokens that declare unknown critical header parameters (crit), violating RFC 7515 “must‑understand” semantics. An attacker ca…