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.
15188 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6M7V-G5WQ-GGHP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-03 09:32 – Updated: 2026-08-03 18:30The ChamaWP WordPress plugin before 1.0.13 does not properly validate a password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-16300"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-03T07:16:41Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The ChamaWP WordPress plugin before 1.0.13 does not properly validate a password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.",
"id": "GHSA-6m7v-g5wq-gghp",
"modified": "2026-08-03T18:30:42Z",
"published": "2026-08-03T09:32:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16300"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0508f8c8-8ecc-4982-b14c-bf5f1c3d1c8f"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-6M8F-295J-CVX9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-07 06:32 – Updated: 2025-01-07 06:32The LazyLoad Background Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pblzbg_save_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12327"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-07T05:15:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The LazyLoad Background Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pblzbg_save_settings() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin\u0027s settings.",
"id": "GHSA-6m8f-295j-cvx9",
"modified": "2025-01-07T06:32:15Z",
"published": "2025-01-07T06:32:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12327"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lazyload-background-images/trunk/admin/plugin-functions.php#L152"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lazyload-background-images/trunk/admin/plugin-functions.php#L153"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d57fa9f3-b1c0-4601-96d9-178d0dba1332?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-6M8Q-32W5-C768
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-26 03:30 – Updated: 2026-03-26 03:30The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the 'InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-4484"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-26T02:16:07Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the \u0027InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database\u0027 function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.",
"id": "GHSA-6m8q-32w5-c768",
"modified": "2026-03-26T03:30:28Z",
"published": "2026-03-26T03:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4484"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.6/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/InstructorsController.php#L305"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3490792/learning-management-system/trunk/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/InstructorsController.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/265be0af-66a4-4636-ab81-f8e2c5a1282e?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6M95-WPRQ-2GV6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-11 06:30 – Updated: 2024-09-11 06:30The HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_password' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.34. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to set any options that are not explicitly checked as false to an array, including enabling user registration if it has been disabled.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7721"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-11T05:15:03Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The HTML5 Video Player \u2013 mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027save_password\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.34. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to set any options that are not explicitly checked as false to an array, including enabling user registration if it has been disabled.",
"id": "GHSA-6m95-wprq-2gv6",
"modified": "2024-09-11T06:30:40Z",
"published": "2024-09-11T06:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7721"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/html5-video-player/trunk/inc/Model/Ajax.php#L79"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148088"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6dc3f308-d1e1-430b-bccd-168c0972fe7c?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-6M96-62FV-F2WH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-21 12:33 – Updated: 2026-07-21 12:33The Grav api plugin (grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.8 fails to properly authorize API key generation and revocation: the plugin intercepts the apiKeyGenerate/apiKeyRevoke admin tasks before the account-management ACL runs and authorizes the caller on only the admin.login permission (the baseline permission held by every panel user). This allows any user with admin.login to mint a persistent API key bound to any account, and the forged key inherits the target account's API permissions. On installs where an API-enabled account holds broader permissions, this enables account impersonation and privilege escalation up to account takeover.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-65007"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T12:19:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Grav api plugin (grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.8 fails to properly authorize API key generation and revocation: the plugin intercepts the apiKeyGenerate/apiKeyRevoke admin tasks before the account-management ACL runs and authorizes the caller on only the admin.login permission (the baseline permission held by every panel user). This allows any user with admin.login to mint a persistent API key bound to any account, and the forged key inherits the target account\u0027s API permissions. On installs where an API-enabled account holds broader permissions, this enables account impersonation and privilege escalation up to account takeover.",
"id": "GHSA-6m96-62fv-f2wh",
"modified": "2026-07-21T12:33:37Z",
"published": "2026-07-21T12:33:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-7v74-m76q-8wf3"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65007"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-before-missing-authorization-on-api-key-generation"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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-6MCV-9288-FJQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks: from n/a through 2.0.7.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-47761"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:29Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks: from n/a through 2.0.7.",
"id": "GHSA-6mcv-9288-fjqm",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:33:35Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47761"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-301-redirects/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin-2-0-7-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-6MGG-8WQH-HW3H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:12The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-12498"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-20T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.",
"id": "GHSA-6mgg-8wqh-hw3h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:12:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:12:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12498"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2098577/wp-live-chat-support/trunk"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-live-chat-support"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-live-chat-support/#developers"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-6MJ6-GX42-5596
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-27 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in revmakx DefendWP Firewall allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DefendWP Firewall: from n/a through 1.1.0.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22280"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-27T14:15:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in revmakx DefendWP Firewall allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DefendWP Firewall: from n/a through 1.1.0.",
"id": "GHSA-6mj6-gx42-5596",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:33:50Z",
"published": "2025-02-27T15:31:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22280"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/defend-wp-firewall/vulnerability/wordpress-defendwp-firewall-plugin-1-1-0-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:L/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6MJJ-949W-M965
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-02 12:32 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:34Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP ERP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP ERP: from n/a through 1.12.6.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45765"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-02T12:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP ERP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP ERP: from n/a through 1.12.6.",
"id": "GHSA-6mjj-949w-m965",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:34:12Z",
"published": "2025-01-02T12:32:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45765"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/erp/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-erp-plugin-1-12-6-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-6MJQ-G2C9-7FGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-01 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-01 15:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in Migrate Clone allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clone: from n/a through 2.4.5.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-43297"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-01T15:15:46Z",
"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 2.4.5.",
"id": "GHSA-6mjq-g2c9-7fgq",
"modified": "2024-11-01T15:31:59Z",
"published": "2024-11-01T15:31:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43297"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/wordpress-clone-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"
}
]
}
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.