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.
14700 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-W6HX-92X2-67R3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-15 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-15 06:30The All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary media attachment deletion due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.9. This is due to the REST API endpoint /wp-json/aioseo/v1/ai/image-generator only verifying that users have the edit_posts capability (Contributors and above) without checking if they own or have permission to delete the specific media attachments. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments by ID via the REST API, granted they can determine valid attachment IDs.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-12847"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-15T06:15:43Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The All in One SEO \u2013 Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings \u0026 Increase Traffic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary media attachment deletion due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.9. This is due to the REST API endpoint `/wp-json/aioseo/v1/ai/image-generator` only verifying that users have the `edit_posts` capability (Contributors and above) without checking if they own or have permission to delete the specific media attachments. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments by ID via the REST API, granted they can determine valid attachment IDs.",
"id": "GHSA-w6hx-92x2-67r3",
"modified": "2025-11-15T06:30:15Z",
"published": "2025-11-15T06:30:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12847"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/all-in-one-seo-pack/tags/4.8.9/app/Common/Ai/Image.php#L192"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/all-in-one-seo-pack/tags/4.8.9/app/Common/Api/Ai.php#L542"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/all-in-one-seo-pack/tags/4.8.9/app/Common/Api/Api.php#L192"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/all-in-one-seo-pack/tags/4.8.9/app/Common/Utils/Access.php#L184"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3393820%40all-in-one-seo-pack\u0026old=3384131%40all-in-one-seo-pack\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=#file1387"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05abc09f-903b-45a9-8cde-1bf8fd5d7d44?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6J7-7MMX-4W74
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-09 21:30 – Updated: 2024-06-09 21:30Missing Authorization vulnerability in OPMC WooCommerce Dropshipping.This issue affects WooCommerce Dropshipping: from n/a through 5.0.4.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-35748"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-09T19:15:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in OPMC WooCommerce Dropshipping.This issue affects WooCommerce Dropshipping: from n/a through 5.0.4.",
"id": "GHSA-w6j7-7mmx-4w74",
"modified": "2024-06-09T21:30:33Z",
"published": "2024-06-09T21:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35748"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-dropshipping/wordpress-woocommerce-dropshipping-plugin-5-0-4-unauthenticated-arbitrary-email-sending-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"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6JH-67XJ-PJF8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Migrate Clone allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clone: from n/a through 2.3.7.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-25486"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:23Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Migrate Clone allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clone: from n/a through 2.3.7.",
"id": "GHSA-w6jh-67xj-pjf8",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:16Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25486"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/vulnerability/wordpress-clone-plugin-2-3-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6PF-9JWR-2F6Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-01 21:32 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in POSIMYTH Innovation The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro: from n/a before 6.3.7.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-46259"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-01T19:15:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in POSIMYTH Innovation The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro: from n/a before 6.3.7.",
"id": "GHSA-w6pf-9jwr-2f6q",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:42Z",
"published": "2025-07-01T21:32:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46259"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/theplus_elementor_addon/vulnerability/wordpress-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-pro-plugin-6-1-0-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-W6Q5-WWH8-6FJF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-24 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in theDotstore Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce.This issue affects Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.4.5.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-23991"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-24T16:15:38Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in theDotstore Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce.This issue affects Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.4.5.",
"id": "GHSA-w6q5-wwh8-6fjf",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:33:23Z",
"published": "2025-01-24T18:31:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23991"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woo-advanced-product-size-chart/vulnerability/wordpress-product-size-charts-plugin-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-4-5-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-W6RP-4VJ7-V2M8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-08 00:31 – Updated: 2022-01-10 21:46In DayByDay CRM, version 2.2.0 is vulnerable to missing authorization. Any application user in the application who has update user permission enabled is able to change the password of other users, including the administrator’s. This allows the attacker to gain access to the highest privileged user in the application.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "bottelet/flarepoint"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.2.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22111"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-01-07T19:55:18Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-05T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In DayByDay CRM, version 2.2.0 is vulnerable to missing authorization. Any application user in the application who has update user permission enabled is able to change the password of other users, including the administrator\u2019s. This allows the attacker to gain access to the highest privileged user in the application.",
"id": "GHSA-w6rp-4vj7-v2m8",
"modified": "2022-01-10T21:46:05Z",
"published": "2022-01-08T00:31:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22111"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/commit/fe842ea5ede237443f1f45a99aeb839133115d8b"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-22111"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Missing Authorization in DayByDay CRM"
}
GHSA-W6V3-MR4G-VPH6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-09 12:30 – Updated: 2024-06-09 12:30Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 3.9.11.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31274"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-09T12:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 3.9.11.",
"id": "GHSA-w6v3-mr4g-vph6",
"modified": "2024-06-09T12:30:52Z",
"published": "2024-06-09T12:30:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31274"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-3-9-11-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"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6WM-9Q8X-P5H7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-28 12:30 – Updated: 2024-02-28 12:30The Disable Json API, Login Lockdown, XMLRPC, Pingback, Stop User Enumeration Anti Hacker Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the antihacker_add_whitelist() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.51. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add their IP Address to the whitelist circumventing protection
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-1860"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-28T10:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Disable Json API, Login Lockdown, XMLRPC, Pingback, Stop User Enumeration Anti Hacker Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the antihacker_add_whitelist() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.51. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add their IP Address to the whitelist circumventing protection",
"id": "GHSA-w6wm-9q8x-p5h7",
"modified": "2024-02-28T12:30:24Z",
"published": "2024-02-28T12:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1860"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3040434%40antihacker\u0026new=3040434%40antihacker\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d365284-73ac-4730-a83d-9202677cf161?source=cve"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6WP-GC59-837Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-15 12:01 – Updated: 2022-10-18 19:00In Music service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in Music service with no additional execution privileges needed.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-39111"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-14T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Music service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in Music service with no additional execution privileges needed.",
"id": "GHSA-w6wp-gc59-837q",
"modified": "2022-10-18T19:00:30Z",
"published": "2022-10-15T12:01:08Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39111"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1575654905820020738"
}
],
"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-W6X8-MJQG-7PWV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-26 18:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in MVPThemes The League the-league allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The League: from n/a through <= 4.4.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-25454"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T17:16:51Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in MVPThemes The League the-league allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The League: from n/a through \u003c= 4.4.1.",
"id": "GHSA-w6x8-mjqg-7pwv",
"modified": "2026-03-26T18:31:34Z",
"published": "2026-03-25T18:31:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25454"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/the-league/vulnerability/wordpress-the-league-theme-4-4-1-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:H/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.