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.
5446 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-WG4V-2HFX-3XPX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:08 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:08An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0703"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-02-11T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka \u0027Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-wg4v-2hfx-3xpx",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:08:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:08:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0703"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0703"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WG4X-5MMV-P8GP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:21 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:00com.docker.vmnetd in Docker Desktop 2.3.0.3 allows privilege escalation because of a lack of client verification.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-15360"
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-27T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "com.docker.vmnetd in Docker Desktop 2.3.0.3 allows privilege escalation because of a lack of client verification.",
"id": "GHSA-wg4x-5mmv-p8gp",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:00:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:21:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15360"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://whitehatck01.blogspot.com/2020/06/dockers-latest-version-of-privilege.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WG5J-74WP-PWP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:04 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:04Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-31952"
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-08T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-wg5j-74wp-pwp4",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:04:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:04:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31952"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31952"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WG7F-GHJR-82WW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:14Improper conditions check for Intel(R) Modular Server MFS2600KISPP Compute Module may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0578"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-15T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Improper conditions check for Intel(R) Modular Server MFS2600KISPP Compute Module may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.",
"id": "GHSA-wg7f-ghjr-82ww",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:14:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:14:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0578"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00351.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WG85-QJWX-MPXX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-27 09:30 – Updated: 2026-02-27 09:30The Listee theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to a broken validation check in the bundled listee-core plugin's user registration function that fails to properly sanitize the user_role parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as Administrator by manipulating the user_role parameter during registration.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-12981"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-27T07:17:09Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Listee theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to a broken validation check in the bundled listee-core plugin\u0027s user registration function that fails to properly sanitize the user_role parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as Administrator by manipulating the user_role parameter during registration.",
"id": "GHSA-wg85-qjwx-mpxx",
"modified": "2026-02-27T09:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-02-27T09:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12981"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://listee-wp.dreamstechnologies.com/documentation/changelog.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://themeforest.net/item/listee-classified-ads-wordpress-theme/44526956"
},
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"url": "https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/listee/1.1.5/listee-core/includes/listee-core-users.php#L928"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d534feae-d1b7-4544-b1c5-c23f37dd5bab?source=cve"
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"severity": [
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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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]
}
GHSA-WG8V-XR35-C5FJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-23 18:30 – Updated: 2024-09-23 21:30Entrust Instant Financial Issuance (formerly known as Cardwizard) 6.10.0, 6.9.0, 6.9.1, 6.9.2, and 6.8.x and earlier uses a DLL library (i.e. DCG.Security.dll) with a custom AES encryption process that relies on static hard-coded key values. These keys are not uniquely generated per installation of the software. Combined with the encrypted password that can be obtained from "WebAPI.cfg.xml" in CVE-2024-39341, the decryption is trivial and can lead to privilege escalation on the Windows host.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-39342"
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-23T18:15:05Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Entrust Instant Financial Issuance (formerly known as Cardwizard) 6.10.0, 6.9.0, 6.9.1, 6.9.2, and 6.8.x and earlier uses a DLL library (i.e. DCG.Security.dll) with a custom AES encryption process that relies on static hard-coded key values. These keys are not uniquely generated per installation of the software. Combined with the encrypted password that can be obtained from \"WebAPI.cfg.xml\" in CVE-2024-39341, the decryption is trivial and can lead to privilege escalation on the Windows host.",
"id": "GHSA-wg8v-xr35-c5fj",
"modified": "2024-09-23T21:30:47Z",
"published": "2024-09-23T18:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39342"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/VAMorales/21a8700a67d80c263b38e693fd528313"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://trustedcare.entrust.com/login"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.entrust.com"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-WG8W-6QGX-CVP8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-10 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-10 18:30A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion PDS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion ELS61/81, Telit Cinterion PLS62 that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to elevate privileges to "manufacturer" level on the targeted system.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-47611"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-10T17:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion PDS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion ELS61/81, Telit Cinterion PLS62 that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to elevate privileges to \"manufacturer\" level on the targeted system.",
"id": "GHSA-wg8w-6qgx-cvp8",
"modified": "2023-11-10T18:30:19Z",
"published": "2023-11-10T18:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47611"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/2023/11/08/klcert-22-216-telit-cinterion-thales-gemalto-modules-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WGC3-54W5-J2PQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-26 00:30 – Updated: 2024-01-29 18:31An issue in Projectworlds Vistor Management Systemin PHP v.1.0 allows a remtoe attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the login page in the POST/index.php
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-22922"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-25T22:15:08Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue in Projectworlds Vistor Management Systemin PHP v.1.0 allows a remtoe attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the login page in the POST/index.php",
"id": "GHSA-wgc3-54w5-j2pq",
"modified": "2024-01-29T18:31:48Z",
"published": "2024-01-26T00:30:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22922"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/keru6k/CVE-2024-22922/blob/main/CVE-2024-22922.md"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://projectworlds.com"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://visitor.com"
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"severity": [
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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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]
}
GHSA-WGJ9-7JRR-37H9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-26 13:30 – Updated: 2026-05-26 13:30The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'WishListMember\Features\Team_Accounts::save_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary plugin options, includes the REST API Secret Key, which can be used to create a new membership level assigned the administrator WordPress role, and register an arbitrary administrator-level user account, resulting in complete site takeover.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-6897"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-23T05:16:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Wishlist Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027WishListMember\\Features\\Team_Accounts::save_settings\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary plugin options, includes the REST API Secret Key, which can be used to create a new membership level assigned the administrator WordPress role, and register an arbitrary administrator-level user account, resulting in complete site takeover.",
"id": "GHSA-wgj9-7jrr-37h9",
"modified": "2026-05-26T13:30:23Z",
"published": "2026-05-26T13:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6897"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wishlistmember.com"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db251792-cbad-41e1-aaca-4cd39a25b444?source=cve"
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"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"
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]
}
GHSA-WGP4-G5WV-7WF9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-10 06:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:33The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.9. This is due to a lack of validation on user-supplied data in the 'pm_upload_image' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their user capabilities to Administrator.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-6411"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-10T05:15:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The ProfileGrid \u2013 User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.9. This is due to a lack of validation on user-supplied data in the \u0027pm_upload_image\u0027 AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their user capabilities to Administrator.",
"id": "GHSA-wgp4-g5wv-7wf9",
"modified": "2026-04-08T18:33:32Z",
"published": "2024-07-10T06:33:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6411"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/js/profile-magic-admin-power.js#L361"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/js/profile-magic-admin-power.js#L390"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/coverimg_crop.php"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/trunk/public/partials/crop.php"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3111609"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ef3c7fb-27f5-4829-8cb6-d3a52778a689?source=cve"
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"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"
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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.