CWE-269
DiscouragedImproper Privilege Management
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
5645 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-3GCV-CWCR-W49H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:19An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in OpenSSH for Windows when it does not properly restrict access to configuration settings, aka 'OpenSSH for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1292"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-09T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in OpenSSH for Windows when it does not properly restrict access to configuration settings, aka \u0027OpenSSH for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-3gcv-cwcr-w49h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:19:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:19:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1292"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1292"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-3GCX-7VW9-42M9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-29 18:31A vulnerability in Suprema Bio Star 2 v2.8.16 allows attackers to escalate privileges to System Administrator via a crafted PUT request to the update profile page.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-38351"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-19T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in Suprema Bio Star 2 v2.8.16 allows attackers to escalate privileges to System Administrator via a crafted PUT request to the update profile page.",
"id": "GHSA-3gcx-7vw9-42m9",
"modified": "2025-05-29T18:31:08Z",
"published": "2022-09-20T00:00:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38351"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nobugescapes.com/blog/privilege-escalation-from-user-operator-to-system-administrator"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nobugescapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Part1.docx"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3GG5-933F-4WGH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:20 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:20An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access, aka 'Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1317"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-09T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access, aka \u0027Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-3gg5-933f-4wgh",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:20:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:20:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1317"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1317"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-3GPH-8868-XM4R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-06 21:32 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:32SearchBlox before Version 9.2.1 is vulnerable to Privileged Escalation-Lower user is able to access Admin functionality.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-10129"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-266",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-06T19:15:43Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "SearchBlox before Version 9.2.1 is vulnerable to Privileged Escalation-Lower user is able to access Admin functionality.",
"id": "GHSA-3gph-8868-xm4r",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:32:16Z",
"published": "2023-09-06T21:32:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10129"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://developer.searchblox.com/v9.2/changelog/version-91"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3GW6-8WWV-RHR2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:01 – Updated: 2022-06-29 00:00Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-27216"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-06T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.",
"id": "GHSA-3gw6-8wwv-rhr2",
"modified": "2022-06-29T00:00:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:01:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27216"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28007-LFDIR.txt"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3H5M-XWQ3-MJMQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-21 06:31 – Updated: 2026-07-21 06:31The Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator in versions up to, and including, 4.0.11 This is due to the password recovery flow using the publicly-visible session identifier ('sid') as the password reset token stored in wp_emsfb_temp_links, combined with a publicly-accessible nonce refresh endpoint (Emsfb/v1/nonce/refresh) that issues valid WordPress REST nonces to unauthenticated visitors. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress user — including administrators — by scraping the public sid from a published login form page, submitting a recovery request for any known user email via Emsfb/v1/forms/message/add, and then calling Emsfb/v1/forms/recovery/efb_set_password with the known sid to set an arbitrary new password and gain full administrator access.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-13439"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T06:16:28Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator in versions up to, and including, 4.0.11 This is due to the password recovery flow using the publicly-visible session identifier (\u0027sid\u0027) as the password reset token stored in wp_emsfb_temp_links, combined with a publicly-accessible nonce refresh endpoint (Emsfb/v1/nonce/refresh) that issues valid WordPress REST nonces to unauthenticated visitors. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress user \u2014 including administrators \u2014 by scraping the public sid from a published login form page, submitting a recovery request for any known user email via Emsfb/v1/forms/message/add, and then calling Emsfb/v1/forms/recovery/efb_set_password with the known sid to set an arbitrary new password and gain full administrator access.",
"id": "GHSA-3h5m-xwq3-mjmq",
"modified": "2026-07-21T06:31:18Z",
"published": "2026-07-21T06:31:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13439"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L1587"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L5024"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L5060"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L623"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php#L96"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3588226/easy-form-builder/trunk/includes/class-Emsfb-public.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Feasy-form-builder/tags/4.0.11\u0026new_path=%2Feasy-form-builder/tags/4.0.12"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/df8326b6-a443-4f76-a755-49f89af74d7e?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3H83-C8W5-CCCX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-17 03:31 – Updated: 2026-07-17 03:31The Bricksforge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8.6. This is due to improper validation of the fieldIds parameter in the Pro Forms registration action, which allows attacker-supplied field IDs to be added to the trusted form-field whitelist. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new administrator account by submitting a crafted request to a publicly accessible Bricksforge Pro Forms registration form. Successful exploitation requires that the site has a public Bricksforge Pro Forms element configured with the User Registration action.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-14956"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-17T02:18:03Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Bricksforge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8.6. This is due to improper validation of the fieldIds parameter in the Pro Forms registration action, which allows attacker-supplied field IDs to be added to the trusted form-field whitelist. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new administrator account by submitting a crafted request to a publicly accessible Bricksforge Pro Forms registration form. Successful exploitation requires that the site has a public Bricksforge Pro Forms element configured with the User Registration action.",
"id": "GHSA-3h83-c8w5-cccx",
"modified": "2026-07-17T03:31:19Z",
"published": "2026-07-17T03:31:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14956"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bricksforge.io/version-changelog"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0538778-5ba4-4bec-a89d-ef90a9ba8375?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3H94-X92G-H9G5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Missing Authorization in the server management routes (routes/admin.php) in Azuriom Azuriom CMS before 1.2.11 on all platforms allows an authenticated attacker with the admin.access permission to create AzLink server tokens and take over non-admin user accounts by changing their passwords and email addresses via crafted HTTP requests to /admin/servers/create and the AzLink API endpoints (/api/azlink/password, /api/azlink/email, /api/azlink/user/{id}).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-54415"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T15:17:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization in the server management routes (routes/admin.php) in Azuriom Azuriom CMS before 1.2.11 on all platforms allows an authenticated attacker with the admin.access permission to create AzLink server tokens and take over non-admin user accounts by changing their passwords and email addresses via crafted HTTP requests to /admin/servers/create and the AzLink API endpoints (/api/azlink/password, /api/azlink/email, /api/azlink/user/{id}).",
"id": "GHSA-3h94-x92g-h9g5",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:56Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54415"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom/commit/4b744bc0dd11f205f5aa053c6db8a949d3f0608e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Azuriom/Azuriom/releases/tag/v1.2.11"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-3HCH-V2C4-GM8H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:07 – Updated: 2023-12-29 00:30Storage Spaces Controller Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-34460, CVE-2021-34510, CVE-2021-34512, CVE-2021-34513.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-33751"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-14T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Storage Spaces Controller Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-34460, CVE-2021-34510, CVE-2021-34512, CVE-2021-34513.",
"id": "GHSA-3hch-v2c4-gm8h",
"modified": "2023-12-29T00:30:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:07:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33751"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-33751"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-824"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3HH5-H95J-2CW7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:26 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:26In BIND 9.10.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a crash. To be vulnerable, the system must: * be running BIND that was built with "--enable-native-pkcs11" * be signing one or more zones with an RSA key * be able to receive queries from a possible attacker
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-8623"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-617"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-08-21T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In BIND 9.10.0 -\u003e 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -\u003e 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -\u003e 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -\u003e 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a crash. To be vulnerable, the system must: * be running BIND that was built with \"--enable-native-pkcs11\" * be signing one or more zones with an RSA key * be able to receive queries from a possible attacker",
"id": "GHSA-3hh5-h95j-2cw7",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:26:23Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:26:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8623"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8623"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00053.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DQN62GBMCIC5AY4KYADGXNKVY6AJKSJE"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKAMJZXR66P6S5LEU4SN7USSNCWTXEXP"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-19"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4468-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4752"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_19"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-48
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
Mitigation MIT-49
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse
An adversary is able to exploit features of the target that should be reserved for privileged users or administrators but are exposed to use by lower or non-privileged accounts. Access to sensitive information and functionality must be controlled to ensure that only authorized users are able to access these resources.
CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.
CAPEC-58: Restful Privilege Elevation
An adversary identifies a Rest HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permission method allowing them to perform various malicious actions upon server data due to lack of access control mechanisms implemented within the application service accepting HTTP messages.