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.
5632 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-793M-WQ3J-WHVR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-26425, CVE-2021-34487.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-12T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-26425, CVE-2021-34487.",
"id": "GHSA-793m-wq3j-whvr",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:10:52Z",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-79F6-P65J-3M2M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-05 21:14 – Updated: 2025-02-05 21:45Product: Mobile Security Framework (MobSF)
Version: 4.3.0
CWE-ID: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CVSS vector v.4.0: 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N)
CVSS vector v.3.1: 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Description: MobSF has a functionality of dividing users by roles. This functionality is not efficient, because any registered user can get API Token with all privileges.
Impact: Information Disclosure
Vulnerable component: Code output component (/source_code)
Exploitation conditions: authorized user
Mitigation: Remove token output in the returned js-script
Researcher: Egor Filatov (Positive Technologies)
Research
Researcher discovered zero-day vulnerability «Local Privilege Escalation» in Mobile Security Framework (MobSF). To reproduce the vulnerability follow the steps below.
• A user with minimal privileges is required, so the administrator must create a user account
Figure 1. Registration
• Go to static analysis of any application
Figure 2. Static analysis
• Go to the code review of the selected application and get a token with all privileges in the response
Figure 3. Token receiving
• This token can be used to retrieve dynamic analysis information that has not been accessed before.
Figure 4. No access demonstration
Figure 5. Token usage
As a result, the user is able to escalate the privileges.
Please, assign all credits to: Egor Filatov (Positive Technologies)
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"details": "**Product:** Mobile Security Framework (MobSF)\n**Version:** 4.3.0\n**CWE-ID:** CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management\n**CVSS vector v.4.0:** 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N)\n**CVSS vector v.3.1:** 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)\n**Description:** MobSF has a functionality of dividing users by roles. This functionality is not efficient, because any registered user can get API Token with all privileges.\n**Impact:** Information Disclosure \n**Vulnerable component:** Code output component (`/source_code`)\n**Exploitation conditions:** authorized user\n**Mitigation:** Remove token output in the returned js-script\n**Researcher:** Egor Filatov (Positive Technologies)\n\n## Research \n\nResearcher discovered zero-day vulnerability \u00abLocal Privilege Escalation\u00bb in Mobile Security Framework (MobSF).\nTo reproduce the vulnerability follow the steps below.\n\n\u2022\t A user with minimal privileges is required, so the administrator must create a user account\n\n\u003cimg width=\"215\" alt=\"fig1\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/43e02a50-bdd9-48d9-9194-73946fcc56d9\" /\u003e\n\n*Figure 1. Registration*\n\n\u2022\tGo to static analysis of any application\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1207\" alt=\"fig2\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9ed141a7-a667-4a96-81fd-d81127874104\" /\u003e\n \n*Figure 2. Static analysis*\n\n\u2022\tGo to the code review of the selected application and get a token with all privileges in the response\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1400\" alt=\"fig3\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf8b704b-9067-4861-a7d3-05ec119d9a3f\" /\u003e\n \n*Figure 3. Token receiving*\n\n\u2022\tThis token can be used to retrieve dynamic analysis information that has not been accessed before.\n\n\n \n*Figure 4. No access demonstration*\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1412\" alt=\"fig5\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dc8f639f-36b0-47d3-807d-58ae551fcbfc\" /\u003e\n \n*Figure 5. Token usage*\n\nAs a result, the user is able to escalate the privileges.\n\n\n_______________________\n\n### Please, assign all credits to: Egor Filatov (Positive Technologies)",
"id": "GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m",
"modified": "2025-02-05T21:45:40Z",
"published": "2025-02-05T21:14:47Z",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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"summary": "MobSF Local Privilege Escalation"
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GHSA-79G3-7482-2JVC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-01 00:01 – Updated: 2022-07-14 00:00PingID Windows Login prior to 2.8 does not alert or halt operation if it has been provisioned with the full permissions PingID properties file. An IT administrator could mistakenly deploy administrator privileged PingID API credentials, such as those typically used by PingFederate, into PingID Windows Login user endpoints. Using sensitive full permissions properties file outside of a privileged trust boundary leads to an increased risk of exposure or discovery, and an attacker could leverage these credentials to perform administrative actions against PingID APIs or endpoints.
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"aliases": [
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-30T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "PingID Windows Login prior to 2.8 does not alert or halt operation if it has been provisioned with the full permissions PingID properties file. An IT administrator could mistakenly deploy administrator privileged PingID API credentials, such as those typically used by PingFederate, into PingID Windows Login user endpoints. Using sensitive full permissions properties file outside of a privileged trust boundary leads to an increased risk of exposure or discovery, and an attacker could leverage these credentials to perform administrative actions against PingID APIs or endpoints.",
"id": "GHSA-79g3-7482-2jvc",
"modified": "2022-07-14T00:00:19Z",
"published": "2022-07-01T00:01:05Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23720"
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"url": "https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingid/page/zhy1653552428545.html"
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"url": "https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingid.html"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-79MW-6JHW-7997
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:23 – Updated: 2025-04-11 03:39The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %rax register. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4573 regression.
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"nvd_published_at": "2010-09-22T19:00:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %rax register. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4573 regression.",
"id": "GHSA-79mw-6jhw-7997",
"modified": "2025-04-11T03:39:12Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:23:37Z",
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3301"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634449"
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"url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=36d001c70d8a0144ac1d038f6876c484849a74de"
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"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html"
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"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42758"
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"url": "http://sota.gen.nz/compat2"
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"url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.36-rc4-git2.log"
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"url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198"
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"url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:247"
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/16/1"
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"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1"
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"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3117"
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"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070"
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"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298"
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GHSA-79W4-597W-FXXX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:07 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:07Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-34470, CVE-2021-34523.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-33768"
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"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-14T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-34470, CVE-2021-34523.",
"id": "GHSA-79w4-597w-fxxx",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:07:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:07:54Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33768"
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-33768"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-7C4P-2R64-5J3C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:10An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0781.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0781.",
"id": "GHSA-7c4p-2r64-5j3c",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:10:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:10:55Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0783"
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0783"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-7C92-C7FQ-PWRG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-14 15:31 – Updated: 2025-10-14 18:30Creativeitem Academy LMS up to and including 5.13 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Api_instructor controller where regular authenticated users can access instructor-only functions without proper role validation, allowing unauthorized course creation and management.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-56747"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-14T15:16:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Creativeitem Academy LMS up to and including 5.13 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Api_instructor controller where regular authenticated users can access instructor-only functions without proper role validation, allowing unauthorized course creation and management.",
"id": "GHSA-7c92-c7fq-pwrg",
"modified": "2025-10-14T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-10-14T15:31:27Z",
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"url": "https://suryadina.com/academy-lms-instructor-escalation-3n7b9f2w5k"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-7C9P-Q9CX-HRG3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-15 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:38IBM Directory Server for IBM i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain component access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 263584.
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"aliases": [
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-15T02:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "IBM Directory Server for IBM i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain component access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 263584.",
"id": "GHSA-7c9p-q9cx-hrg3",
"modified": "2024-04-04T08:38:51Z",
"published": "2023-10-15T03:30:30Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263584"
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"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047240"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-7CM3-M8RX-JCVP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-11 00:02 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:02Ericsson Network Manager 20.2 has Insecure Permissions.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-28488"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-10T17:42:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Ericsson Network Manager 20.2 has Insecure Permissions.",
"id": "GHSA-7cm3-m8rx-jcvp",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:02:05Z",
"published": "2022-03-11T00:02:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28488"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ericsson.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/enterprise-security/psirt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.html"
}
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"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-7CVQ-76GV-H3MF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 09:31 – Updated: 2024-05-17 09:31Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 2.7.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-26540"
],
"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-17T07:15:52Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 2.7.1.",
"id": "GHSA-7cvq-76gv-h3mf",
"modified": "2024-05-17T09:31:00Z",
"published": "2024-05-17T09:31:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26540"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez/wordpress-houzez-theme-2-7-1-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
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.