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.
15715 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-45CJ-F97F-GGWV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-24 17:20 – Updated: 2024-09-24 20:30Impact
Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. The Matrix Federation API allows remote homeservers to request the authorisation events of events in a room. This is necessary so that a homeserver receiving some events can validate that those events are legitimate and permitted in their room. However, in versions of Synapse up to and including 1.68.0, a Synapse homeserver answering a query for authorisation events does not sufficiently check that the requesting server should be able to access them.
Authorisation events include power level events (the list of user IDs and their power levels at the time) and relevant membership events (including the display name of the sender of that event), as well as events like m.room.create, m.room.third_party_invite and m.room.join_rules. Non-authorisation events are unaffected, so it isn't possible to e.g. extract message contents this way.
This issue is only exploitable when a malicious actor knows the ID of a target room and the ID of an event from that room. In most cases, this makes exploitation infeasible. This issue is of negligible consequence for public rooms given that any server can easily join the room in order to be allowed to view authorisation events. Further, deployments in a closed federation where all homeservers are trustworthy are not affected.
Patches
The issue was patched in Synapse 1.69.0. Homeserver administrators are advised to upgrade.
Workarounds
Synapse can be configured with a list of servers that it is allowed to federate with [federation_domain_whitelist]. If this list is in use and all the servers on the list are trusted not to exploit this issue, then this issue is of no consequence.
This workaround is not practical for homeservers participating in open federation as interaction with any server not on the list would have to happen indirectly through servers that are, leading to inconsistent delays in message delivery.
References
Fixed in https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/13823.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at security@matrix.org.
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"details": "### Impact\nSynapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. The Matrix Federation API allows remote homeservers to request the *authorisation events* of events in a room. This is necessary so that a homeserver receiving some events can validate that those events are legitimate and permitted in their room.\nHowever, in versions of Synapse up to and including 1.68.0, a Synapse homeserver answering a query for authorisation events does not sufficiently check that the requesting server should be able to access them.\n\nAuthorisation events include power level events (the list of user IDs and their power levels at the time) and relevant membership events (including the display name of the sender of that event), as well as events like `m.room.create`, `m.room.third_party_invite` and `m.room.join_rules`. Non-authorisation events are unaffected, so it isn\u0027t possible to e.g. extract message contents this way.\n\nThis issue is only exploitable when a malicious actor knows the ID of a target room and the ID of an event from that room. In most cases, this makes exploitation infeasible. This issue is of negligible consequence for public rooms given that any server can easily join the room in order to be allowed to view authorisation events. Further, deployments in a closed federation where all homeservers are trustworthy are not affected.\n\n\n### Patches\n\nThe issue was patched in Synapse 1.69.0. Homeserver administrators are advised to upgrade.\n\n\n### Workarounds\n\nSynapse can be configured with a list of servers that it is allowed to federate with [`federation_domain_whitelist`]. If this list is in use and all the servers on the list are trusted not to exploit this issue, then this issue is of no consequence.\n\nThis workaround is not practical for homeservers participating in open federation as interaction with any server not on the list would have to happen indirectly through servers that are, leading to inconsistent delays in message delivery.\n\n[`federation_domain_whitelist`]: https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/v1.68/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#federation_domain_whitelist\n\n### References\n\nFixed in https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/13823.\n\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at security@matrix.org.",
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"modified": "2024-09-24T20:30:11Z",
"published": "2023-05-24T17:20:43Z",
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2MBNMZAFY4RCZL2VGBGAPKGB4JUPZVS"
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GHSA-45CX-FJ69-47WF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-05 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:34The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pto_delete_file AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.19. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary attachments.
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"id": "GHSA-45cx-fj69-47wf",
"modified": "2026-04-08T18:34:00Z",
"published": "2025-12-05T12:30:13Z",
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/projectopia-core/trunk/includes/functions/general/general_functions.php#L389"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3417635/projectopia-core/trunk/includes/functions/general/general_functions.php"
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GHSA-45GP-GHQ2-MH75
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-15 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-15 21:30Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Royal MCP <= 1.4.2 versions.
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"details": "Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Royal MCP \u003c= 1.4.2 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-45gp-ghq2-mh75",
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GHSA-45H5-R968-5XR7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-09-20 20:29 – Updated: 2021-09-27 18:51A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch where document and field level security was not applied to searchable snapshots. This could lead to an authenticated user gaining access to information that they are unauthorized to view.
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"url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344"
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"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0002"
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"url": "https://www.elastic.co/community/security"
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"summary": "Exposure of sensitive information in Elasticsearch"
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GHSA-45JM-QCCJ-46RM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-31 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Channelize.Io Team Live Shopping & Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Live Shopping & Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.2.0.
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"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Channelize.Io Team Live Shopping \u0026 Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Live Shopping \u0026 Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.2.0.",
"id": "GHSA-45jm-qccj-46rm",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:51Z",
"published": "2025-12-31T15:30:25Z",
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/live-shopping-video-streams/vulnerability/wordpress-live-shopping-shoppable-videos-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-2-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/live-shopping-video-streams/vulnerability/wordpress-live-shopping-shoppable-videos-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-2-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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GHSA-45M2-F9MW-223R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-13 06:30 – Updated: 2024-08-13 06:30Due to missing authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform, an authenticated attacker could call an underlying transaction, which leads to disclosure of user related information. There is no impact on integrity or availability.
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"details": "Due to missing authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform, an authenticated attacker could call an underlying transaction, which leads to disclosure of user related information. There is no impact on integrity or availability.",
"id": "GHSA-45m2-f9mw-223r",
"modified": "2024-08-13T06:30:48Z",
"published": "2024-08-13T06:30:48Z",
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"url": "https://me.sap.com/notes/3494349"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday"
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GHSA-45PH-GXXR-GWGW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-19 19:18 – Updated: 2026-08-19 19:18Impact
Any user who can edit a page in XWiki can use Live Data's edit REST API in XWiki to change the rights on that page. This allows the user to obtain script right on the page. Script right allows the user to execute potentially dangerous Velocity scripts and send unfiltered HTML and JavaScript to the client. If there are other security checks, e.g., in extensions, implemented as listeners to UserUpdatingDocumentEvent and similar User… events, these checks can be circumvented, too.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched by properly calling all checks in Live Data in XWiki 16.10.17, 17.4.10, 17.10.4 and 18.1.0.
Workarounds
We're not aware of any workarounds apart from upgrading.
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GHSA-45RX-4G83-G5MJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-16 06:30 – Updated: 2024-03-16 06:30The Word Replacer Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the word_replacer_ultra() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary content on the affected WordPress site.
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"id": "GHSA-45rx-4g83-g5mj",
"modified": "2024-03-16T06:30:28Z",
"published": "2024-03-16T06:30:28Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1733"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/word-replacer-ultra/trunk/inc/word-replacer-ultra-ajax.php#L16"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1da53718-c2a2-45d0-ad43-daff3c68342d?source=cve"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-45VV-2CPW-48C4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 21:32The LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the insert_template function in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change page designs.
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"details": "The LightStart \u2013 Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the insert_template function in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change page designs.",
"id": "GHSA-45vv-2cpw-48c4",
"modified": "2026-04-08T21:32:11Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T09:30:36Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7019"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3013229/wp-maintenance-mode/trunk/includes/classes/wp-maintenance-mode-admin.php?contextall=1\u0026old=2922691\u0026old_path=%2Fwp-maintenance-mode%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fclasses%2Fwp-maintenance-mode-admin.php"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b57d3d1d-dcdb-4f11-82d8-183778baa075?source=cve"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
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GHSA-45X5-433G-PC2H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-16 06:31 – Updated: 2026-04-16 06:31The Basic Google Maps Placemarks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.10.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify stored map latitude and longitude options.
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"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-16T06:16:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Basic Google Maps Placemarks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.10.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify stored map latitude and longitude options.",
"id": "GHSA-45x5-433g-pc2h",
"modified": "2026-04-16T06:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-04-16T06:31:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3581"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3495944/basic-google-maps-placemarks"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8a2bbfe-eb87-4e26-ba20-bc406d681124?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.