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.
14657 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-GW4X-F295-2JPV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-15 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-15 03:30The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on the plugin's AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to invoke their corresponding functions. This may lead to post creation and duplication, post content retrieval, post taxonomy manipulation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-4199"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-15T02:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on the plugin\u0027s AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to invoke their corresponding functions. This may lead to post creation and duplication, post content retrieval, post taxonomy manipulation.",
"id": "GHSA-gw4x-f295-2jpv",
"modified": "2024-05-15T03:30:45Z",
"published": "2024-05-15T03:30:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4199"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3085134%40ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2946926%40ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/683131a0-eec3-4251-b322-5c2088855687?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GW4X-F7VP-M77X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-01 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-01 15:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in StylemixThemes Masterstudy Elementor Widgets allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Masterstudy Elementor Widgets: from n/a through 1.2.2.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-37269"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-01T15:15:22Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in StylemixThemes Masterstudy Elementor Widgets allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Masterstudy Elementor Widgets: from n/a through 1.2.2.",
"id": "GHSA-gw4x-f7vp-m77x",
"modified": "2024-11-01T15:31:57Z",
"published": "2024-11-01T15:31:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37269"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/masterstudy-elementor-widgets/wordpress-masterstudy-elementor-widgets-plugin-1-2-2-unauthenticated-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GW5H-H6HJ-F56G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-14 22:58 – Updated: 2023-06-30 22:11Impact
Expired PAM accounts and accounts with expired passwords are continued to be seen as valid. Installations use PAM as authentication sources are affected.
Patches
Expired PAM accounts and accounts with expired passwords are no longer being seen as valid. Users should upgrade to 0.12.5 or the latest 0.13.0+dev.
Workarounds
In addition to marking PAM accounts as expired, also disable/lock them. Running usermod -L <username> will add an exclamation mark to the password hash and would result in wrong passwords responses when trying to login.
References
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ea82cfc9-b55c-41fe-ae58-0d0e0bd7ab62/
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please post on https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6810.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "gogs.io/gogs"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.12.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0871"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-03-14T22:58:37Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Impact\n\nExpired PAM accounts and accounts with expired passwords are continued to be seen as valid. Installations use PAM as authentication sources are affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nExpired PAM accounts and accounts with expired passwords are no longer being seen as valid. Users should upgrade to 0.12.5 or the latest 0.13.0+dev.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIn addition to marking PAM accounts as expired, also disable/lock them. Running `usermod -L \u003cusername\u003e` will add an exclamation mark to the password hash and would result in wrong passwords responses when trying to login. \n\n### References\n\nhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/ea82cfc9-b55c-41fe-ae58-0d0e0bd7ab62/\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please post on https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6810.\n",
"id": "GHSA-gw5h-h6hj-f56g",
"modified": "2023-06-30T22:11:07Z",
"published": "2022-03-14T22:58:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-gw5h-h6hj-f56g"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0871"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6810"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/64102be2c90e1b47dbdd379873ba76c80d4b0e78"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/ea82cfc9-b55c-41fe-ae58-0d0e0bd7ab62"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Gogs vulnerable to improper PAM authorization handling"
}
GHSA-GW8P-7JQV-5V6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-01 18:32 – Updated: 2024-07-01 18:32In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.200 and 9.1.2308.207, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could create experimental items.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-36995"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-01T17:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.200 and 9.1.2308.207, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could create experimental items.",
"id": "GHSA-gw8p-7jqv-5v6x",
"modified": "2024-07-01T18:32:41Z",
"published": "2024-07-01T18:32:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36995"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-0715"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://research.splunk.com/application/84afda04-0cd6-466b-869e-70d6407d0a34"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GWF4-852R-F46G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-04 15:30 – Updated: 2023-02-13 15:30Improper Authorization in GitHub repository phpipam/phpipam prior to v1.5.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-0678"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-285",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-04T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Improper Authorization in GitHub repository phpipam/phpipam prior to v1.5.1.",
"id": "GHSA-gwf4-852r-f46g",
"modified": "2023-02-13T15:30:27Z",
"published": "2023-02-04T15:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0678"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam/commit/1960bd24e8a55796da066237cf11272c44bb1cc4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/8d299377-be00-46dc-bebe-3d439127982f"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GWG7-CJW3-GQFF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-22 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-22 09:31The TP Restore Categories And Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. The delete_term() function, which handles the 'tpmcattt_delete_term' AJAX action, does not perform any capability check (e.g., current_user_can()) to verify the user has sufficient permissions. While it does verify a nonce via check_ajax_referer(), this nonce is generated for all authenticated users via the admin_enqueue_scripts hook and exposed on any wp-admin page (including profile.php, which subscribers can access). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete taxonomy term records from the plugin's trash/backup tables by sending a crafted AJAX request with a valid nonce and an arbitrary term_id.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-4128"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T09:16:23Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The TP Restore Categories And Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. The delete_term() function, which handles the \u0027tpmcattt_delete_term\u0027 AJAX action, does not perform any capability check (e.g., current_user_can()) to verify the user has sufficient permissions. While it does verify a nonce via check_ajax_referer(), this nonce is generated for all authenticated users via the admin_enqueue_scripts hook and exposed on any wp-admin page (including profile.php, which subscribers can access). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete taxonomy term records from the plugin\u0027s trash/backup tables by sending a crafted AJAX request with a valid nonce and an arbitrary term_id.",
"id": "GHSA-gwg7-cjw3-gqff",
"modified": "2026-04-22T09:31:32Z",
"published": "2026-04-22T09:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4128"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/tags/1.0.1/admin/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-trash-admin.php#L474"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/tags/1.0.1/includes/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-trash.php#L169"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/trunk/admin/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-trash-admin.php#L474"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tp-restore-categories-and-taxonomies/trunk/includes/class-tp-move-categories-and-taxonomies-to-trash.php#L169"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53a0749f-86e9-4f62-9de2-a6759c78ba2f?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GWGH-999F-H6WF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 18:31 – Updated: 2025-06-20 21:31When access to the "admin" folder is not protected by some external authorization mechanisms e.g. Apache Basic Auth, it is possible for any user to download protected information like exam answers.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-6554"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-11T16:15:54Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "When access to the \"admin\" folder is not protected by some external authorization mechanisms e.g. Apache Basic Auth, it is possible for any user to download protected information like exam answers.",
"id": "GHSA-gwgh-999f-h6wf",
"modified": "2025-06-20T21:31:36Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T18:31:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6554"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-6554"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-6554"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tcexam.org"
}
],
"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-GWHV-VWH6-9335
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34Missing Authorization vulnerability in pietro Mobile App Canvas allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Mobile App Canvas: from n/a through 3.8.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-31816"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T15:16:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in pietro Mobile App Canvas allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Mobile App Canvas: from n/a through 3.8.1.",
"id": "GHSA-gwhv-vwh6-9335",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:21Z",
"published": "2025-04-01T15:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31816"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mobile-app/vulnerability/wordpress-mobile-app-canvas-plugin-3-8-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GWJH-C9M2-G2J9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-07 12:31 – Updated: 2026-01-07 12:31The Bit Form – Contact Form Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized workflow execution due to missing authorization in the triggerWorkFlow function in all versions up to, and including, 2.21.6. This is due to a logic flaw in the nonce verification where the security check only blocks requests when both the nonce verification fails and the user is logged in. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to replay form workflow executions and trigger all configured integrations including webhooks, email notifications, CRM integrations, and automation platforms via the bitforms_trigger_workflow AJAX action granted they can obtain the entry ID and log IDs from a legitimate form submission response.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-14901"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-07T12:16:57Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Bit Form \u2013 Contact Form Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized workflow execution due to missing authorization in the triggerWorkFlow function in all versions up to, and including, 2.21.6. This is due to a logic flaw in the nonce verification where the security check only blocks requests when both the nonce verification fails and the user is logged in. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to replay form workflow executions and trigger all configured integrations including webhooks, email notifications, CRM integrations, and automation platforms via the bitforms_trigger_workflow AJAX action granted they can obtain the entry ID and log IDs from a legitimate form submission response.",
"id": "GHSA-gwjh-c9m2-g2j9",
"modified": "2026-01-07T12:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-01-07T12:31:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14901"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bit-form/tags/2.21.6/includes/Frontend/Ajax/FrontendAjax.php#L146"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bit-form/tags/2.21.6/includes/Frontend/Ajax/FrontendAjax.php#L30"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3429172%40bit-form%2Ftrunk\u0026old=3420966%40bit-form%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=#file827"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0402e4a6-73ba-49e6-bf80-997ac83b4cfe?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:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GWJW-XC44-J6C9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in wpWax Directorist.This issue affects Directorist: from n/a through 7.8.6.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-33929"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T09:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in wpWax Directorist.This issue affects Directorist: from n/a through 7.8.6.",
"id": "GHSA-gwjw-xc44-j6c9",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:04Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T09:30:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33929"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/directorist/wordpress-directorist-plugin-7-8-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=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.