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.
14630 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-MV86-4PVC-4WX9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System createUser Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the createUser function. The issue results from the lack of authorization prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-19726.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38102"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T02:15:53Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System createUser Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the createUser function. The issue results from the lack of authorization prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-19726.",
"id": "GHSA-mv86-4pvc-4wx9",
"modified": "2024-05-03T03:30:55Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T03:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38102"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.netgear.com/000065707/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-ProSAFE-Network-Management-System-PSV-2023-0024-PSV-2023-0025"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-914"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MV8M-8GW4-6JH3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in SolidWP iThemes Sync allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects iThemes Sync: from n/a through 2.1.13.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-40001"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T15:15:20Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in SolidWP iThemes Sync allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects iThemes Sync: from n/a through 2.1.13.",
"id": "GHSA-mv8m-8gw4-6jh3",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:25Z",
"published": "2024-12-13T15:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40001"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ithemes-sync/vulnerability/wordpress-ithemes-sync-plugin-2-1-13-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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MVC8-6FFP-JRX5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-09 03:30 – Updated: 2024-08-02 15:31A flaw was found in Quarkus. This issue occurs when receiving a request over websocket with no role-based permission specified on the GraphQL operation, Quarkus processes the request without authentication despite the endpoint being secured. This can allow an attacker to access information and functionality outside of normal granted API permissions.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-graphql-client"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.14.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.5.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-graphql-client"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.13.9.Final"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-6394"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-551",
"CWE-696",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-12-12T00:50:32Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-09T02:15:06Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in Quarkus. This issue occurs when receiving a request over websocket with no role-based permission specified on the GraphQL operation, Quarkus processes the request without authentication despite the endpoint being secured. This can allow an attacker to access information and functionality outside of normal granted API permissions.",
"id": "GHSA-mvc8-6ffp-jrx5",
"modified": "2024-08-02T15:31:16Z",
"published": "2023-12-09T03:30:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6394"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/pull/36961"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7612"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7700"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6394"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2252197"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/releases/tag/2.13.9.Final"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/releases/tag/3.5.3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Authorization bypass in Quarkus"
}
GHSA-MVF7-889J-9C49
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:16 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:16A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab starting with version 9.1 that allowed parsing files without authorisation.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-39893"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-05T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab starting with version 9.1 that allowed parsing files without authorisation.",
"id": "GHSA-mvf7-889j-9c49",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:16:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:16:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39893"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39893.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340076"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-MVF9-GGWQ-268H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-09 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:54In audio service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-48243"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-09T02:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In audio service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-mvf9-ggwq-268h",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:54:18Z",
"published": "2023-05-09T03:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48243"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1654776866982133761"
}
],
"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-MVGQ-H74J-HHM6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:21 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:21ABAP BASIS function modules INST_CREATE_R3_RFC_DEST, INST_CREATE_TCPIP_RFCDEST, and INST_CREATE_TCPIP_RFC_DEST in SAP BASIS (fixed in versions 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 to 7.53) do not perform necessary authorization checks in all circumstances for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-0279"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-10T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "ABAP BASIS function modules INST_CREATE_R3_RFC_DEST, INST_CREATE_TCPIP_RFCDEST, and INST_CREATE_TCPIP_RFC_DEST in SAP BASIS (fixed in versions 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 to 7.53) do not perform necessary authorization checks in all circumstances for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-mvgq-h74j-hhm6",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:21:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:21:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0279"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2753629"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=517899114"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MVJ7-X43C-GPCJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-01 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:27Improper access control vulnerability exists in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) versions prior to 3.5.3. A user of the PC where the affected product is installed may gain an administrative privilege. As a result, information regarding the product may be obtained and/or altered by the user.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-28657"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-01T02:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper access control vulnerability exists in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) versions prior to 3.5.3. A user of the PC where the affected product is installed may gain an administrative privilege. As a result, information regarding the product may be obtained and/or altered by the user.",
"id": "GHSA-mvj7-x43c-gpcj",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:27:26Z",
"published": "2023-06-01T03:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28657"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU93372935"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.contec.com/api/downloadlogger?download=/-/media/Contec/jp/support/security-info/contec_security_chs_230531_en.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.contec.com/jp/api/downloadlogger?download=/-/media/Contec/jp/support/security-info/contec_security_chs_230531_jp.pdf"
}
],
"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-MVMQ-P5XJ-8VJ6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-26 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-05 00:00The ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin before 3.10.5 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when creating affiliate links, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to create arbitrary affiliate links, which could then be used to redirect users to an arbitrary website
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0398"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-25T16:16:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin before 3.10.5 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when creating affiliate links, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to create arbitrary affiliate links, which could then be used to redirect users to an arbitrary website",
"id": "GHSA-mvmq-p5xj-8vj6",
"modified": "2022-05-05T00:00:37Z",
"published": "2022-04-26T00:00:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0398"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/21aec131-91ff-4300-ac7a-0bf31d6b2b24"
}
],
"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-MVP6-WR4C-XCXR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-05 06:30 – Updated: 2026-03-09 21:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Responsive Posts Carousel Pro responsive-posts-carousel-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Responsive Posts Carousel Pro: from n/a through <= 15.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-27361"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-05T06:16:25Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Responsive Posts Carousel Pro responsive-posts-carousel-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Responsive Posts Carousel Pro: from n/a through \u003c= 15.1.",
"id": "GHSA-mvp6-wr4c-xcxr",
"modified": "2026-03-09T21:31:34Z",
"published": "2026-03-05T06:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27361"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/responsive-posts-carousel-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-responsive-posts-carousel-pro-plugin-15-1-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:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MVPC-XJXR-W8VJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-02 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-02 21:30ATEN eco DC Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of ATEN eco DC. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the web-based interface. The issue results from the lack of validating the assigned user role when handling requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-26647.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-6685"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-02T20:15:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "ATEN eco DC Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of ATEN eco DC. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the web-based interface. The issue results from the lack of validating the assigned user role when handling requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-26647.",
"id": "GHSA-mvpc-xjxr-w8vj",
"modified": "2025-09-02T21:30:58Z",
"published": "2025-09-02T21:30:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6685"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.aten.com/global/en/supportcenter/info/security-advisory/25"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-650"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"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.