CWE-284
DiscouragedImproper Access Control
Abstraction: Pillar · Status: Incomplete
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
7866 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-M245-C8R9-78C2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-01 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 09:31A vulnerability was identified in Shandong Hoteam InforCenter PLM up to 8.3.8. The impacted element is the function uploadFileToIIS of the file /Base/BaseHandler.ashx. The manipulation of the argument File leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-5261"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-01T09:16:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability was identified in Shandong Hoteam InforCenter PLM up to 8.3.8. The impacted element is the function uploadFileToIIS of the file /Base/BaseHandler.ashx. The manipulation of the argument File leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-m245-c8r9-78c2",
"modified": "2026-04-01T09:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-04-01T09:31:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5261"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://my.feishu.cn/docx/ToGkdd5jwokb4PxEMkHcKrfXn3b?from=from_copylink"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/780725"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/354450"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/354450/cti"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/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-M254-MFGM-2HWX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:28 – Updated: 2022-07-26 00:01WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) <= 3.1.23 had an AJAX action, ‘admin-dismiss-unsubscribe‘, which lacked a capability check and a nonce check and was available to unauthenticated users, and did not check the post type when deleting unsubscription requests. As such, it was possible for an attacker to permanently delete an arbitrary post or page on the site by sending an AJAX request with the “action” parameter set to “admin-dismiss-unsubscribe” and the “id” parameter set to the post to be deleted. Sending such a request would move the post to the trash, and repeating the request would permanently delete the post in question.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-42359"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-05T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) \u003c= 3.1.23 had an AJAX action, \u2018admin-dismiss-unsubscribe\u2018, which lacked a capability check and a nonce check and was available to unauthenticated users, and did not check the post type when deleting unsubscription requests. As such, it was possible for an attacker to permanently delete an arbitrary post or page on the site by sending an AJAX request with the \u201caction\u201d parameter set to \u201cadmin-dismiss-unsubscribe\u201d and the \u201cid\u201d parameter set to the post to be deleted. Sending such a request would move the post to the trash, and repeating the request would permanently delete the post in question.",
"id": "GHSA-m254-mfgm-2hwx",
"modified": "2022-07-26T00:01:11Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T22:28:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42359"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/vulnerability-in-wp-dsgvo-tools-gdpr-plugin-allows-unauthenticated-page-deletion"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M27F-2CQ8-J66V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-30 15:30 – Updated: 2024-09-30 21:02PIX-LINK LV-WR22 RE3002-P1-01_V117.0 is vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The TELNET service is enabled with weak credentials for a root-level account, without the possibility of changing them.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-46280"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-30T15:15:06Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "PIX-LINK LV-WR22 RE3002-P1-01_V117.0 is vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The TELNET service is enabled with weak credentials for a root-level account, without the possibility of changing them.",
"id": "GHSA-m27f-2cq8-j66v",
"modified": "2024-09-30T21:02:12Z",
"published": "2024-09-30T15:30:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46280"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://0xmupa.github.io/pixlink-weak-telnet"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M28P-8CQP-5M23
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:22 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:22The entity wrapper access API in the Entity API module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions on referenced entities via unspecified vectors.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-1399"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-10T15:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The entity wrapper access API in the Entity API module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions on referenced entities via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-m28p-8cqp-5m23",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:22:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:22:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1399"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050802"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90216"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.drupal.org/node/2169595"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126811.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126816.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/09/3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64729"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M2C5-WGWW-2XF2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-30 21:31 – Updated: 2025-07-30 21:31The firmware of the AZIOT 2MP Full HD Smart Wi-Fi CCTV Home Security Camera (version V1.00.02) contains an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain root shell access. Once accessed, the device exposes critical data including Wi-Fi credentials and ONVIF service credentials stored in plaintext, enabling further compromise of the network and connected systems.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-50777"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-30T19:15:48Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The firmware of the AZIOT 2MP Full HD Smart Wi-Fi CCTV Home Security Camera (version V1.00.02) contains an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain root shell access. Once accessed, the device exposes critical data including Wi-Fi credentials and ONVIF service credentials stored in plaintext, enabling further compromise of the network and connected systems.",
"id": "GHSA-m2c5-wgww-2xf2",
"modified": "2025-07-30T21:31:39Z",
"published": "2025-07-30T21:31:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50777"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/veereshgadige/aziot-cctv-cve-2025-50777"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://aziot.com"
}
],
"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-M2HX-WJXC-9FP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-05 18:57 – Updated: 2026-03-06 15:17Impact
A registered user without privileges to create or modify file requests is able to create a short-lived API key that has the permission to do so.
The user must be registered with Gokapi. If you do not have any other users with access to the admin/upload menu, you are not impacted.
Patches
This CVE is patched in v2.2.3
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"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/forceu/gokapi"
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"events": [
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"fixed": "2.2.3"
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-29060"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-05T18:57:18Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-06T05:16:40Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Impact\nA registered user without privileges to create or modify file requests is able to create a short-lived API key that has the permission to do so.\n\nThe user must be registered with Gokapi. If you do not have any other users with access to the admin/upload menu, you are not impacted.\n\n### Patches\nThis CVE is patched in v2.2.3",
"id": "GHSA-m2hx-wjxc-9fp4",
"modified": "2026-03-06T15:17:12Z",
"published": "2026-03-05T18:57:18Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/security/advisories/GHSA-m2hx-wjxc-9fp4"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29060"
},
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/releases/tag/v2.2.3"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Gokapi has privilege escalation with auth token"
}
GHSA-M2RR-H6G4-9CM9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:18 – Updated: 2022-11-04 18:45Apache Atlas versions 0.6.0 (incubating), 0.7.0 (incubating), and 0.7.1 (incubating) allow access to the webapp directory contents by pointing to URIs like /js and /img.
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.atlas:atlas-common"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0.6.0-incubating"
},
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"fixed": "0.8-incubating"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-8752"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-11-04T18:45:29Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-29T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Apache Atlas versions 0.6.0 (incubating), 0.7.0 (incubating), and 0.7.1 (incubating) allow access to the webapp directory contents by pointing to URIs like /js and /img.",
"id": "GHSA-m2rr-h6g4-9cm9",
"modified": "2022-11-04T18:45:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:18:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8752"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/atlas"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-atlas/PYSEC-2017-105.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7435d66b840daa2a38ad1329d639b70f5a9476e7580ae885d422e86%40%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7435d66b840daa2a38ad1329d639b70f5a9476e7580ae885d422e86@%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Path Traversal in Apache Atlas"
}
GHSA-M35W-XX8C-6XC7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-05 12:30 – Updated: 2025-11-07 16:48An attacker with a valid read-only account can bypass Doris MCP Server’s read-only mode due to improper access control, allowing modifications that should have been prevented by read-only restrictions.
Impact:
Bypasses read-only mode; attackers with read-only access may perform unauthorized modifications.
Recommended action for operators: Upgrade to version 0.6.0 as soon as possible (this release contains the fix).
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "doris-mcp-server"
},
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "0.6.0"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-58337"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-11-05T18:52:35Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-05T10:15:36Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An attacker with a valid read-only account can bypass Doris MCP Server\u2019s read-only mode due to improper access control, allowing modifications that should have been prevented by read-only restrictions.\n\nImpact:\n\nBypasses read-only mode; attackers with read-only access may perform unauthorized modifications.\n\nRecommended action for operators: Upgrade to version 0.6.0 as soon as possible (this release contains the fix).",
"id": "GHSA-m35w-xx8c-6xc7",
"modified": "2025-11-07T16:48:36Z",
"published": "2025-11-05T12:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58337"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/doris-mcp-server/commit/5923cc1c8973069a6d54eca1948a10488cbf409e"
},
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/doris-mcp-server"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/6tswlphj0pqn9zf25594r3c1vzvfj40h"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DORISMCPSERVER-13835132"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/04/5"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Apache Doris-MCP-Server: Improper Access Control results in bypassing a \"read-only\" mode"
}
GHSA-M37H-P77W-F6F7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:31 – Updated: 2023-01-26 21:30All versions up to ZXINOS-RESV1.01.43 of the ZTE ZXIN10 product European region are impacted by improper access control vulnerability. Due to improper access control to devcomm process, an unauthorized remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-7364"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-12-07T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "All versions up to ZXINOS-RESV1.01.43 of the ZTE ZXIN10 product European region are impacted by improper access control vulnerability. Due to improper access control to devcomm process, an unauthorized remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-m37h-p77w-f6f7",
"modified": "2023-01-26T21:30:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:31:54Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-34f2-7h57-rg7p"
},
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7364"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1009943"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1009943"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M37X-3WW6-CC7M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-06-27 15:31StreamLabs Desktop Application 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control via obs64.exe. An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-36263"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-19T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "StreamLabs Desktop Application 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control via obs64.exe. An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.",
"id": "GHSA-m37x-3ww6-cc7m",
"modified": "2025-06-27T15:31:16Z",
"published": "2022-08-20T00:00:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36263"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/Streamlabs-CreateProcessW-API-Misuse-Binary-Hijack"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts
An adversary leverages the capability to execute their own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute due to programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts.
CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion
An adversary installs or adds malicious logic (also known as malware) into a seemingly benign component of a fielded system. This logic is often hidden from the user of the system and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. With the proliferation of mass digital storage and inexpensive multimedia devices, Bluetooth and 802.11 support, new attack vectors for spreading malware are emerging for things we once thought of as innocuous greeting cards, picture frames, or digital projectors. This pattern of attack focuses on systems already fielded and used in operation as opposed to systems and their components that are still under development and part of the supply chain.
CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to modify the execution parameters of a Windows service. The goal of this attack is to execute a malicious binary in place of an existing service.
CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate
An adversary exploits a weakness in authorization and installs a new root certificate on a compromised system. Certificates are commonly used for establishing secure TLS/SSL communications within a web browser. When a user attempts to browse a website that presents a certificate that is not trusted an error message will be displayed to warn the user of the security risk. Depending on the security settings, the browser may not allow the user to establish a connection to the website. Adversaries have used this technique to avoid security warnings prompting users when compromised systems connect over HTTPS to adversary controlled web servers that spoof legitimate websites in order to collect login credentials.
CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof
An adversary, through a previously installed malicious application, issues an intent directed toward a specific trusted application's component in an attempt to achieve a variety of different objectives including modification of data, information disclosure, and data injection. Components that have been unintentionally exported and made public are subject to this type of an attack. If the component trusts the intent's action without verififcation, then the target application performs the functionality at the adversary's request, helping the adversary achieve the desired negative technical impact.
CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure
An adversary, through a malicious web page, accesses application specific functionality by leveraging interfaces registered through WebView's addJavascriptInterface API. Once an interface is registered to WebView through addJavascriptInterface, it becomes global and all pages loaded in the WebView can call this interface.
CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration
An attacker with access to data files and processes on a victim's system injects malicious data into critical operational data during configuration or recalibration, causing the victim's system to perform in a suboptimal manner that benefits the adversary.
CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to insecure or incomplete data deletion in a multi-tenant environment. If a cloud provider fails to completely delete storage and data from former cloud tenants' systems/resources, once these resources are allocated to new, potentially malicious tenants, the latter can probe the provided resources for sensitive information still there.
CAPEC-550: Install New Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Adversaries may install a new service which will be executed at startup (on a Windows system, by modifying the registry). The service name may be disguised by using a name from a related operating system or benign software. Services are usually run with elevated privileges.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit
An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide by targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.
CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers
When a file is opened, its file handler is checked to determine which program opens the file. File handlers are configuration properties of many operating systems. Applications can modify the file handler for a given file extension to call an arbitrary program when a file with the given extension is opened.
CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable
An adversary exploits weaknesses in privilege management or access control to replace a trusted executable with a malicious version and enable the execution of malware when that trusted executable is called.
CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File
An adversary manipulates the files in a shared location by adding malicious programs, scripts, or exploit code to valid content. Once a user opens the shared content, the tainted content is executed.
CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot
An adversaries may add malicious content to a website through the open file share and then browse to that content with a web browser to cause the server to execute the content. The malicious content will typically run under the context and permissions of the web server process, often resulting in local system or administrative privileges depending on how the web server is configured.
CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon
Operating system allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or users logon to a system. If adversaries can access these scripts, they may insert additional code into the logon script. This code can allow them to maintain persistence or move laterally within an enclave because it is executed every time the affected user or users logon to a computer. Modifying logon scripts can effectively bypass workstation and enclave firewalls. Depending on the access configuration of the logon scripts, either local credentials or a remote administrative account may be necessary.
CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to disable security tools so that detection does not occur. This can take the form of killing processes, deleting registry keys so that tools do not start at run time, deleting log files, or other methods.