CWE-862
Allowed-with-ReviewMissing Authorization
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
15233 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-C6C4-C7QJ-6662
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Powerlift powerlift allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Powerlift: from n/a through < 3.2.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-66532"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T16:18:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Powerlift powerlift allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Powerlift: from n/a through \u003c 3.2.1.",
"id": "GHSA-c6c4-c7qj-6662",
"modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:05Z",
"published": "2025-12-09T18:30:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66532"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/powerlift/vulnerability/wordpress-powerlift-theme-3-2-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/powerlift/vulnerability/wordpress-powerlift-theme-3-2-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C6GP-GRVF-R987
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:36 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:36Improper access control in mail module (channel partners) in Odoo Community 14.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 14.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to subscribe to arbitrary mail channels uninvited.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-11783"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-732",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-22T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Improper access control in mail module (channel partners) in Odoo Community 14.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 14.0 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to subscribe to arbitrary mail channels uninvited.",
"id": "GHSA-c6gp-grvf-r987",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:36:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:36:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11783"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/odoo/odoo/issues/63708"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-C6HC-8MM4-9853
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-10 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-10 18:31Due to a Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse (Service API), an authenticated attacker could perform unauthorized actions via an affected RFC function module. Successful exploitation could enable unauthorized configuration and control changes, potentially disrupting request processing and causing denial of service. This results in low impact on integrity and high impact on availability, while confidentiality remains unaffected.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-27686"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T17:38:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Due to a Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse (Service API), an authenticated attacker could perform unauthorized actions via an affected RFC function module. Successful exploitation could enable unauthorized configuration and control changes, potentially disrupting request processing and causing denial of service. This results in low impact on integrity and high impact on availability, while confidentiality remains unaffected.",
"id": "GHSA-c6hc-8mm4-9853",
"modified": "2026-03-10T18:31:17Z",
"published": "2026-03-10T18:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27686"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://me.sap.com/notes/3703385"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C6JQ-H3HJ-7VWX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-28 00:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in Rasedul Haque Rumi BD Courier Order Ratio Checker bd-courier-order-ratio-checker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BD Courier Order Ratio Checker: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-22481"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-22T17:16:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Rasedul Haque Rumi BD Courier Order Ratio Checker bd-courier-order-ratio-checker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BD Courier Order Ratio Checker: from n/a through \u003c= 2.0.1.",
"id": "GHSA-c6jq-h3hj-7vwx",
"modified": "2026-01-28T00:31:39Z",
"published": "2026-01-22T18:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22481"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bd-courier-order-ratio-checker/vulnerability/wordpress-bd-courier-order-ratio-checker-plugin-2-0-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"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-C6MP-VWVJ-G8HR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Molongui Molongui allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Molongui: from n/a through 4.7.3.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-50876"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:38Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Molongui Molongui allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Molongui: from n/a through 4.7.3.",
"id": "GHSA-c6mp-vwvj-g8hr",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:22Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50876"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/molongui-authorship/vulnerability/wordpress-molongui-plugin-4-7-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C6P6-WM7F-RGMJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-05 18:30 – Updated: 2023-04-11 18:30The WCFM Marketplace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data in versions up to, and including, 3.4.11 due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying shipping method details, modifying products, deleting arbitrary posts, and privilege escalation (via the wp_ajax_wcfm_vendor_store_online AJAX action).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-4935"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862",
"CWE-89"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-05T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The WCFM Marketplace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data in versions up to, and including, 3.4.11 due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying shipping method details, modifying products, deleting arbitrary posts, and privilege escalation (via the wp_ajax_wcfm_vendor_store_online AJAX action).",
"id": "GHSA-c6p6-wm7f-rgmj",
"modified": "2023-04-11T18:30:28Z",
"published": "2023-04-05T18:30:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4935"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=2630696%40wc-multivendor-marketplace\u0026new=2630696%40wc-multivendor-marketplace\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85730e9b-c5da-473c-a324-891c5c9f7ba3?source=cve"
}
],
"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-C6Q2-HWMC-P8X5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-14 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:56In onCreate of ManagePermissionsActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21134"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-14T21:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In onCreate of ManagePermissionsActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that\u0027s been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-c6q2-hwmc-p8x5",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:56:01Z",
"published": "2023-08-14T21:30:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21134"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Permission/+/0679e4f35055729be7276536fe45fe8ec18a0453"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C6Q5-RRW7-P494
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-03 15:32 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pixelite Meta Tag Manager. This issue affects Meta Tag Manager: from n/a through 3.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22260"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-03T15:15:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pixelite Meta Tag Manager. This issue affects Meta Tag Manager: from n/a through 3.1.",
"id": "GHSA-c6q5-rrw7-p494",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:33:31Z",
"published": "2025-02-03T15:32:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22260"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/meta-tag-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-meta-tag-manager-plugin-3-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C6RQ-P3H5-MR8V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-06 09:30 – Updated: 2025-06-06 09:30The WP Email Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the WPMDBUG_handle_settings() function in versions 1.0 to 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable debugging and send all emails to an attacker controlled address and then trigger a password reset for an administrator to gain access to an administrator account.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5486"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-06T07:15:28Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The WP Email Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the WPMDBUG_handle_settings() function in versions 1.0 to 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable debugging and send all emails to an attacker controlled address and then trigger a password reset for an administrator to gain access to an administrator account.",
"id": "GHSA-c6rq-p3h5-mr8v",
"modified": "2025-06-06T09:30:25Z",
"published": "2025-06-06T09:30:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5486"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-email-debug/trunk/hooks.php#L71"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3af64a2-3bd6-47af-919e-00c5249dcc74?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-C6V2-3FFM-VCMC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-26 21:29 – Updated: 2026-06-26 21:29Summary
The web UI (/ui/*) does not apply the per-operator CA scoping the JSON API received for GHSA-598g-h2vc-h5vg. Any authenticated non-admin operator (for example, one created via self-registration or OIDC) can access resources belonging to other operators.
Impact
A non-admin operator can:
- Block or delete any other operator's host.
POST /ui/hosts/{id}/blockandDELETE /ui/hosts/{id}act on the URLidwith no ownership check, so a non-admin can block (revoking the host's certificate via the blocklist) or delete any host in the deployment — a cross-operator denial of service. - Read every operator's hosts and networks. The dashboard,
/ui/hosts, the host detail page,/ui/networks(including the create-form error re-render), and the/ui/eventsstream all return data across all operators, exposing host names, Nebula IPs, public IPs, certificate fingerprints and expiry, and network names and CIDRs.
This is the same cross-operator class as GHSA-598g; that remediation covered the JSON API but not the web read/mutation surface. The host create/edit/mobile-bundle/network-create paths and all CA-management routes were already correctly scoped.
Affected handlers (internal/web): handleHostDetail, handleHostBlock, handleHostDelete, handleDashboard, handlePartialStats, handleHosts, handleNetworks, renderNetworksError, handleHostEvents.
Conditions
Exposure requires at least one non-admin operator to exist (self-registration enabled, OIDC, or an admin-created user). A single-admin deployment with no additional operators is not affected.
Fix
A complete candidate fix with regression tests is ready in a private repository shared with the maintainer (ak2k/nebula-mesh-ghsa-web, PR #1): scope these handlers to the session operator's owned CAs (admins keep the full view), mirroring the API's ownership checks.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/juev/nebula-mesh"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "0.3.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-49258"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-639",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-26T21:29:02Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "## Summary\n\nThe web UI (`/ui/*`) does not apply the per-operator CA scoping the JSON API received for GHSA-598g-h2vc-h5vg. Any authenticated non-admin operator (for example, one created via self-registration or OIDC) can access resources belonging to other operators.\n\n## Impact\n\nA non-admin operator can:\n\n- **Block or delete any other operator\u0027s host.** `POST /ui/hosts/{id}/block` and `DELETE /ui/hosts/{id}` act on the URL `id` with no ownership check, so a non-admin can block (revoking the host\u0027s certificate via the blocklist) or delete any host in the deployment \u2014 a cross-operator denial of service.\n- **Read every operator\u0027s hosts and networks.** The dashboard, `/ui/hosts`, the host detail page, `/ui/networks` (including the create-form error re-render), and the `/ui/events` stream all return data across all operators, exposing host names, Nebula IPs, public IPs, certificate fingerprints and expiry, and network names and CIDRs.\n\nThis is the same cross-operator class as GHSA-598g; that remediation covered the JSON API but not the web read/mutation surface. The host create/edit/mobile-bundle/network-create paths and all CA-management routes were already correctly scoped.\n\nAffected handlers (`internal/web`): `handleHostDetail`, `handleHostBlock`, `handleHostDelete`, `handleDashboard`, `handlePartialStats`, `handleHosts`, `handleNetworks`, `renderNetworksError`, `handleHostEvents`.\n\n## Conditions\n\nExposure requires at least one non-admin operator to exist (self-registration enabled, OIDC, or an admin-created user). A single-admin deployment with no additional operators is not affected.\n\n## Fix\n\nA complete candidate fix with regression tests is ready in a private repository shared with the maintainer (`ak2k/nebula-mesh-ghsa-web`, PR #1): scope these handlers to the session operator\u0027s owned CAs (admins keep the full view), mirroring the API\u0027s ownership checks.",
"id": "GHSA-c6v2-3ffm-vcmc",
"modified": "2026-06-26T21:29:02Z",
"published": "2026-06-26T21:29:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/juev/nebula-mesh/security/advisories/GHSA-c6v2-3ffm-vcmc"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/juev/nebula-mesh"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Nebula Mesh: Web UI lacks ownership checks, enabling cross-operator access to hosts and networks (read, block, delete)"
}
Mitigation
- 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.
Mitigation
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].
Mitigation MIT-4.4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- 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].
Mitigation
- 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.
Mitigation
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.
CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws
An adversary leverages a firmware weakness within the Thunderbolt protocol, on a computing device to manipulate Thunderbolt controller firmware in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the implementation of authorization and verification schemes within Thunderbolt protection mechanisms. Upon gaining physical access to a target device, the adversary conducts high-level firmware manipulation of the victim Thunderbolt controller SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) flash, through the use of a SPI Programing device and an external Thunderbolt device, typically as the target device is booting up. If successful, this allows the adversary to modify memory, subvert authentication mechanisms, spoof identities and content, and extract data and memory from the target device. Currently 7 major vulnerabilities exist within Thunderbolt protocol with 9 attack vectors as noted in the Execution Flow.