CWE-863
Allowed-with-ReviewIncorrect Authorization
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
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.
5544 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-M3M5-474M-99QJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-15 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-25 00:00SAP Financial Consolidation - version 1010,?does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-31595"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-14T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "SAP Financial Consolidation - version 1010,?does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-m3m5-474m-99qj",
"modified": "2022-06-25T00:00:53Z",
"published": "2022-06-15T00:00:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31595"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3158815"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html"
}
],
"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-M3PH-WV95-837R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-13 00:48 – Updated: 2026-05-13 00:48PowerSYSTEM Center feature for device project groups allows an authenticated user with limited permissions to perform an unauthorized deletion of project groups.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-35555"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T22:16:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "PowerSYSTEM Center feature for device project groups allows an authenticated user with limited permissions to perform an unauthorized deletion of project groups.",
"id": "GHSA-m3ph-wv95-837r",
"modified": "2026-05-13T00:48:11Z",
"published": "2026-05-13T00:48:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35555"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-132-02.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-132-02"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/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-M434-M5PV-P35W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-28 22:08 – Updated: 2022-02-02 16:12A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.4, 3.10 to 3.10.8, 3.9 to 3.9.11 and earlier unsupported versions. The calendar:manageentries capability allowed managers to access or modify any calendar event, but should have been restricted from accessing user level events.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "moodle/moodle"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.11"
},
{
"fixed": "3.11.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "moodle/moodle"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.10"
},
{
"fixed": "3.10.8"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "moodle/moodle"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.9"
},
{
"fixed": "3.9.11"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0333"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-01-26T22:50:46Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-25T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.4, 3.10 to 3.10.8, 3.9 to 3.9.11 and earlier unsupported versions. The calendar:manageentries capability allowed managers to access or modify any calendar event, but should have been restricted from accessing user level events.",
"id": "GHSA-m434-m5pv-p35w",
"modified": "2022-02-02T16:12:13Z",
"published": "2022-01-28T22:08:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0333"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/2ee27313cea0d7073f5a6a35eccdfddcb3a9adad"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043663"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=431100"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Insufficient user authorization in Moodle"
}
GHSA-M436-48R8-QQPQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-10 03:31 – Updated: 2025-04-10 03:31Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.4.0.0 through 9.10.0.1, contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the cluster with previous privileges of a disabled user account.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-26330"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-10T03:15:18Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.4.0.0 through 9.10.0.1, contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the cluster with previous privileges of a disabled user account.",
"id": "GHSA-m436-48r8-qqpq",
"modified": "2025-04-10T03:31:32Z",
"published": "2025-04-10T03:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26330"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000300860/dsa-2025-119-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M44F-WCWX-2834
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:38The Ninja Forms plugin before 3.4.28 for WordPress lacks escaping for submissions-table fields.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-36173"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-06T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Ninja Forms plugin before 3.4.28 for WordPress lacks escaping for submissions-table fields.",
"id": "GHSA-m44f-wcwx-2834",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:38:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36173"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/#developers"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-M48W-FVXV-5J3G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:50 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:50An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x. The DEBUGCTL MSR contains several debugging features, some of which virtualise cleanly, but some do not. In particular, Branch Trace Store is not virtualised by the processor, and software has to be careful to configure it suitably not to lock up the core. As a result, it must only be available to fully trusted guests. Unfortunately, in the case that vPMU is disabled, all value checking was skipped, allowing the guest to choose any MSR_DEBUGCTL setting it likes. A malicious or buggy guest administrator (on Intel x86 HVM or PVH) can lock up the entire host, causing a Denial of Service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-15468"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-17T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x. The DEBUGCTL MSR contains several debugging features, some of which virtualise cleanly, but some do not. In particular, Branch Trace Store is not virtualised by the processor, and software has to be careful to configure it suitably not to lock up the core. As a result, it must only be available to fully trusted guests. Unfortunately, in the case that vPMU is disabled, all value checking was skipped, allowing the guest to choose any MSR_DEBUGCTL setting it likes. A malicious or buggy guest administrator (on Intel x86 HVM or PVH) can lock up the entire host, causing a Denial of Service.",
"id": "GHSA-m48w-fvxv-5j3g",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:50:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:50:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15468"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-269.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M49W-PH7R-F4PQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-08 00:00 – Updated: 2022-10-25 19:00The Ultimate Product Catalog WordPress plugin before 5.0.26 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call them and add arbitrary products, or change the plugin's settings for example
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-24993"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-352",
"CWE-862",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-07T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Ultimate Product Catalog WordPress plugin before 5.0.26 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call them and add arbitrary products, or change the plugin\u0027s settings for example",
"id": "GHSA-m49w-ph7r-f4pq",
"modified": "2022-10-25T19:00:35Z",
"published": "2022-02-08T00:00:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24993"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2650578"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/514416fa-d915-4953-bf1b-6dbf40b4d7e5"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M4F4-WJ4P-57R6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-11 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-15 00:00An incorrect access control issue at /admin/run_ajax.php in zbzcms v1.0 allows attackers to arbitrarily add administrator accounts.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-27128"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-10T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An incorrect access control issue at /admin/run_ajax.php in zbzcms v1.0 allows attackers to arbitrarily add administrator accounts.",
"id": "GHSA-m4f4-wj4p-57r6",
"modified": "2022-04-15T00:00:53Z",
"published": "2022-04-11T00:00:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27128"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/wu610777031/My_CMSHunter/blob/main/zbzcms%20v1.0%20vulnerabilities.pdf"
}
],
"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-M4G6-4F6C-9H4C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-29 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:22OX App Suite before backend 7.10.6-rev37 allows authenticated users to bypass access controls (for reading contacts) via a move to their own address book.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-24600"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-29T03:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "OX App Suite before backend 7.10.6-rev37 allows authenticated users to bypass access controls (for reading contacts) via a move to their own address book.",
"id": "GHSA-m4g6-4f6c-9h4c",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:22:28Z",
"published": "2023-05-29T03:30:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24600"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://open-xchange.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/3"
}
],
"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-M4H2-MJFM-MP55
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-06 18:47 – Updated: 2026-03-09 13:12Description
Mercurius fails to enforce the configured queryDepth limit on GraphQL subscription queries received over WebSocket connections. The depth check is correctly applied to HTTP queries and mutations, but subscription queries are parsed and executed without invoking the depth validation. This allows a remote client to submit arbitrarily deeply nested subscription queries over WebSocket, bypassing the intended depth restriction. On schemas with recursive types, this can lead to denial of service through exponential data resolution on each subscription event.
Workarounds
Disable subscriptions and, in general, queries over the WebSocket.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "mercurius"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "16.8.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-30241"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-06T18:47:52Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-06T22:16:01Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "## Description\n\nMercurius fails to enforce the configured queryDepth limit on GraphQL subscription queries received over WebSocket connections. The depth check is correctly applied to HTTP queries and mutations, but subscription queries are parsed and executed without invoking the depth validation. This allows a remote client to submit arbitrarily deeply nested subscription queries over WebSocket, bypassing the intended depth restriction. On schemas with recursive types, this can lead to denial of service through exponential data resolution on each subscription event.\n\n## Workarounds\n\nDisable subscriptions and, in general, queries over the WebSocket.",
"id": "GHSA-m4h2-mjfm-mp55",
"modified": "2026-03-09T13:12:23Z",
"published": "2026-03-06T18:47:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mercurius-js/mercurius/security/advisories/GHSA-m4h2-mjfm-mp55"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30241"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mercurius-js/mercurius/commit/5b56f60f4b0d60780b0ff499a479bd830bdd6986"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/mercurius-js/mercurius"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Mercurius\u0027s queryDepth limit bypassed for WebSocket subscriptions"
}
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.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.