Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Allowed-with-Review

Missing 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.

14804 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-R7XX-H3JW-FQ3J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-09 21:31 – Updated: 2024-04-09 21:31
VLAI
Details

The Graphene theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data via meta tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated individuals to obtain post contents of password protected posts via the generated source.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-1984"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-09T19:15:21Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Graphene theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data via meta tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated individuals to obtain post contents of password protected posts via the generated source.",
  "id": "GHSA-r7xx-h3jw-fq3j",
  "modified": "2024-04-09T21:31:59Z",
  "published": "2024-04-09T21:31:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1984"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=221417%40graphene%2F2.9.3\u0026old=164915%40graphene%2F2.9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2f19051-fe80-469c-a514-ec3a848a4015?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-R833-X2F2-3JRJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-04 03:30 – Updated: 2023-12-07 18:30
VLAI
Details

In firewall service, there is a possible way to write permission usage records of an app due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-42710"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-04T01:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In firewall service, there is a possible way to write permission usage records of an app due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed",
  "id": "GHSA-r833-x2f2-3jrj",
  "modified": "2023-12-07T18:30:27Z",
  "published": "2023-12-04T03:30:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42710"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1731138365803266049"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-R83Q-64H3-FGHQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-08 18:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Munir Kamal Block Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Block Slider: from n/a through 2.2.3.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-22522"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-08T17:15:52Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Munir Kamal Block Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Block Slider: from n/a through 2.2.3.",
  "id": "GHSA-r83q-64h3-fghq",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:31Z",
  "published": "2026-01-08T18:30:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22522"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/block-slider/vulnerability/wordpress-block-slider-plugin-2-2-3-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:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-R855-RQCR-VPFP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-06 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:01
VLAI
Details

An missing authorization vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Video Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to access data or perform actions that they should not be allowed to perform. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Video Station: Video Station 5.5.9 ( 2022/02/16 ) and later

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-44055"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-05T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "An missing authorization vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Video Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to access data or perform actions that they should not be allowed to perform. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Video Station: Video Station 5.5.9 ( 2022/02/16 ) and later",
  "id": "GHSA-r855-rqcr-vpfp",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T00:01:17Z",
  "published": "2022-05-06T00:00:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44055"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-22-14"
    }
  ],
  "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-R859-36W5-M999

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-16 00:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:34
VLAI
Details

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26, tvOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-43329"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-15T23:15:35Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26, tvOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.",
  "id": "GHSA-r859-36w5-m999",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:34:32Z",
  "published": "2025-09-16T00:30:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43329"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125114"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125116"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/49"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/57"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-R85M-Q356-V2GW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-24 15:30 – Updated: 2025-11-24 15:30
VLAI
Details

Inadequate access control vulnerability in Davantis DDFUSION v6.177.7, which allows unauthorised actors to retrieve perspective parameters from security camera settings by accessing “/cameras//perspective”.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-41017"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-24T13:16:16Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Inadequate access control vulnerability in Davantis DDFUSION v6.177.7, which allows unauthorised actors to retrieve perspective parameters from security camera settings by accessing \u201c/cameras/\u003cCAMERA_ID\u003e/perspective\u201d.",
  "id": "GHSA-r85m-q356-v2gw",
  "modified": "2025-11-24T15:30:28Z",
  "published": "2025-11-24T15:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41017"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-dfusion-davantis"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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-R85Q-7HFH-C29P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-23 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-25 00:00
VLAI
Details

Multiple authentication bypass vulnerabilities exist in the objects id handling functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and dev master commit 3f7c0364. A specially-crafted HTTP request by an authenticated user can lead to unauthorized access and takeover of resources. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability exists in the Playlists plugin, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by guessing a sequential ID, allowing them to take over the another user's playlists.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-32769"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-08-22T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Multiple authentication bypass vulnerabilities exist in the objects id handling functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and dev master commit 3f7c0364. A specially-crafted HTTP request by an authenticated user can lead to unauthorized access and takeover of resources. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability exists in the Playlists plugin, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by guessing a sequential ID, allowing them to take over the another user\u0027s playlists.",
  "id": "GHSA-r85q-7hfh-c29p",
  "modified": "2022-08-25T00:00:26Z",
  "published": "2022-08-23T00:00:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32769"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/blob/e04b1cd7062e16564157a82bae389eedd39fa088/updatedb/updateDb.v12.0.sql"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1536"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-R86C-4HWV-X6MG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-22 15:31 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:31
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in billingo Official Integration for Billingo billingo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Official Integration for Billingo: from n/a through <= 4.2.5.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-49950"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-22T15:15:41Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in billingo Official Integration for Billingo billingo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Official Integration for Billingo: from n/a through \u003c= 4.2.5.",
  "id": "GHSA-r86c-4hwv-x6mg",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T15:31:24Z",
  "published": "2025-10-22T15:31:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49950"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/billingo/vulnerability/wordpress-official-integration-for-billingo-plugin-4-2-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/billingo/vulnerability/wordpress-official-integration-for-billingo-plugin-4-2-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/billingo/vulnerability/wordpress-official-integration-for-billingo-plugin-4-2-5-privilege-escalation-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-R889-3VXH-6H94

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-20 15:30 – Updated: 2025-11-20 15:30
VLAI
Details

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Alumni Management System 1.0. This issue affects the function delete_forum/delete_career/delete_comment/delete_gallery/delete_event of the file admin/admin_class.php of the component Delete Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument ID can lead to missing authorization. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-13468"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-20T15:17:26Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Alumni Management System 1.0. This issue affects the function delete_forum/delete_career/delete_comment/delete_gallery/delete_event of the file admin/admin_class.php of the component Delete Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument ID can lead to missing authorization. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.",
  "id": "GHSA-r889-3vxh-6h94",
  "modified": "2025-11-20T15:30:23Z",
  "published": "2025-11-20T15:30:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13468"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hackmd.io/@mlgzackfly/SourceCodester"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.333041"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.333041"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.694826"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sourcecodester.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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-R89V-CGV7-3JHX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-11-23 20:54 – Updated: 2021-03-04 18:24
VLAI
Summary
Bypass of fix for CVE-2020-15247, Twig sandbox escape
Details

Impact

A bypass of CVE-2020-15247 (fixed in 1.0.469 and 1.1.0) was discovered that has the same impact as CVE-2020-15247:

An authenticated backend user with the cms.manage_pages, cms.manage_layouts, or cms.manage_partials permissions who would normally not be permitted to provide PHP code to be executed by the CMS due to cms.enableSafeMode being enabled is able to write specific Twig code to escape the Twig sandbox and execute arbitrary PHP.

This is not a problem for anyone that trusts their users with those permissions to normally write & manage PHP within the CMS by not having cms.enableSafeMode enabled, but would be a problem for anyone relying on cms.enableSafeMode to ensure that users with those permissions in production do not have access to write & execute arbitrary PHP.

Patches

Issue has been patched in Build 470 (v1.0.470) and v1.1.1.

Workarounds

Apply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/d34fb8ab51108495a9a651b841202d935f4e12f7 to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 470 or v1.1.1.

References

Reported by ka1n4t

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at hello@octobercms.com

Threat assessment:

Screen Shot 2020-10-10 at 1 21 13 PM

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "october/cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-26231"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-11-23T20:53:51Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nA bypass of CVE-2020-15247 (fixed in 1.0.469 and 1.1.0) was discovered that has the same impact as CVE-2020-15247:\n\nAn authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_pages`, `cms.manage_layouts`, or `cms.manage_partials` permissions who would **normally** not be permitted to provide PHP code to be executed by the CMS due to `cms.enableSafeMode` being enabled is able to write specific Twig code to escape the Twig sandbox and execute arbitrary PHP.\n\nThis is not a problem for anyone that trusts their users with those permissions to normally write \u0026 manage PHP within the CMS by not having `cms.enableSafeMode` enabled, but would be a problem for anyone relying on `cms.enableSafeMode` to ensure that users with those permissions in production do not have access to write \u0026 execute arbitrary PHP.\n\n### Patches\nIssue has been patched in Build 470 (v1.0.470) and v1.1.1.\n\n### Workarounds\nApply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/d34fb8ab51108495a9a651b841202d935f4e12f7 to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 470 or v1.1.1.\n\n### References\nReported by [ka1n4t](https://github.com/ka1n4t)\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [hello@octobercms.com](mailto:hello@octobercms.com)\n\n### Threat assessment:\n\u003cimg width=\"1108\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2020-10-10 at 1 21 13 PM\" src=\"https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7253840/95663316-7de28b80-0afb-11eb-999d-a6526cf78709.png\"\u003e",
  "id": "GHSA-r89v-cgv7-3jhx",
  "modified": "2021-03-04T18:24:40Z",
  "published": "2020-11-23T20:54:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-r89v-cgv7-3jhx"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26231"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/d34fb8ab51108495a9a651b841202d935f4e12f7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-94vp-rmqv-5875"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Bypass of fix for CVE-2020-15247, Twig sandbox escape"
}

Mitigation
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.
Mitigation
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].

Mitigation MIT-4.4
Architecture and Design

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
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.
Mitigation
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.

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.