CWE-269
DiscouragedImproper Privilege Management
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
5455 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V2QH-7RJF-77R4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:44 – Updated: 2023-12-29 21:30Windows Update Stack Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-1729"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-03-11T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Update Stack Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-v2qh-7rjf-77r4",
"modified": "2023-12-29T21:30:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:44:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1729"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1729"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-284"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V2R4-RMWH-M7VF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-12 00:01 – Updated: 2024-11-14 21:31Microsoft Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-21835"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-11T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-v2r4-rmwh-m7vf",
"modified": "2024-11-14T21:31:42Z",
"published": "2022-01-12T00:01:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21835"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21835"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21835"
}
],
"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-V352-RG37-5Q5M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-02 12:31 – Updated: 2025-06-04 21:14In Apache Linkis <= 1.5.0, Privilege Escalation in Basic management services where the attacking user is a trusted account allows access to Linkis's Token information. Users are advised to upgrade to version 1.6.0, which fixes this issue.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.linkis:linkis"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.6.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-27181"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-08-02T15:16:43Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-02T10:15:59Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Apache Linkis \u003c= 1.5.0, Privilege Escalation in Basic management services where the attacking user is a trusted account allows access to Linkis\u0027s Token information. Users are advised to upgrade to version 1.6.0, which fixes this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-v352-rg37-5q5m",
"modified": "2025-06-04T21:14:18Z",
"published": "2024-08-02T12:31:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27181"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/linkis"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/hosd73l7hxb3rpt5rb0yg0ld11zph4c6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Apache Linkis vulnerable to privilege escalation"
}
GHSA-V35M-J976-RQV4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:45 – Updated: 2022-09-21 00:00Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows prior to 11.6.100 allows a local, low privileged, attacker through the use of junctions to cause the product to load DLLs of the attacker's choosing. This requires the creation and removal of junctions by the attacker along with sending a specific IOTL command at the correct time.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-7346"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-03-23T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows prior to 11.6.100 allows a local, low privileged, attacker through the use of junctions to cause the product to load DLLs of the attacker\u0027s choosing. This requires the creation and removal of junctions by the attacker along with sending a specific IOTL command at the correct time.",
"id": "GHSA-v35m-j976-rqv4",
"modified": "2022-09-21T00:00:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:45:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7346"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10344"
}
],
"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-V35X-379M-67V4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:14An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows WpcDesktopMonSvc improperly manages memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0983, CVE-2020-1009, CVE-2020-1011, CVE-2020-1015.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0934"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-15T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows WpcDesktopMonSvc improperly manages memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka \u0027Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0983, CVE-2020-1009, CVE-2020-1011, CVE-2020-1015.",
"id": "GHSA-v35x-379m-67v4",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:14:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:14:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0934"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0934"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-V376-H543-MFGR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:01 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:01Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-13705"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-25T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension.",
"id": "GHSA-v376-h543-mfgr",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:01:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:01:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13705"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_22.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/989078"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00008.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-V38F-7VMX-25H7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-07 03:30 – Updated: 2025-05-07 03:30The WPshop 2 – E-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions 2.0.0 to 2.6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email & password through the update() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-3852"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-07T03:15:17Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The WPshop 2 \u2013 E-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions 2.0.0 to 2.6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user\u0027s identity prior to updating their details like email \u0026 password through the update() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user\u0027s passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.",
"id": "GHSA-v38f-7vmx-25h7",
"modified": "2025-05-07T03:30:28Z",
"published": "2025-05-07T03:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3852"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpshop/tags/2.6.0//core/external/eo-framework/modules/wpeo-model/class/user.class.php#L132"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpshop/tags/2.6.0//modules/api/action/class-api-action.php#L32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpshop/tags/2.6.0/core/external/eo-framework/modules/wpeo-model/class/rest.class.php#L41"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96b8186c-dfe9-4137-b28d-cc09a25aa9ac?source=cve"
}
],
"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-V39C-4QQW-8546
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2024-10-08 18:33Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1712.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-1719"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-12T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1712.",
"id": "GHSA-v39c-4qqw-8546",
"modified": "2024-10-08T18:33:03Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1719"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1719"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1719"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V39M-97P8-GQG7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-04 19:28 – Updated: 2026-06-04 19:28UserController::upsertUser() writes user data in SYSTEM_SCOPE and does not filter the admin field. A non-admin API user with user:create or user:update ACL permission can set admin: true on new or existing users, escalating to full admin access.
The Problem
In src/Core/Framework/Api/Controller/UserController.php, line 210-234:
public function upsertUser(?string $userId, Request $request, Context $context, ResponseFactoryInterface $factory): Response
{
$data = $request->request->all(); // raw request data, no field filtering
// ...
$events = $context->scope(Context::SYSTEM_SCOPE, fn (Context $context) =>
$this->userRepository->upsert([$data], $context)
);
}
SYSTEM_SCOPE bypasses AclWriteValidator entirely (line 52 of AclWriteValidator::preValidate() returns early for SYSTEM_SCOPE). The admin boolean field is accepted without restriction.
Compare with IntegrationController::upsertIntegration() in the same codebase, which correctly checks:
if ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource)
|| (!$source->isAdmin()
&& isset($data['admin']))
) {
throw new PermissionDeniedException();
}
UserController is missing this exact check.
Impact
Any API user with the low-privilege user:create permission can create accounts with full admin access, or with user:update can promote any existing user to admin. This is a direct privilege escalation.
Suggested Fix
Add the same isAdmin() check from IntegrationController:
$source = $context->getSource();
if ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource) || (!$source->isAdmin() && isset($data['admin']))) {
throw new PermissionDeniedException();
}
Best regards, Keyvan Hardani
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "shopware/platform"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "6.7.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.7.10.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "shopware/platform"
},
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{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.6.10.18"
}
],
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}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "shopware/core"
},
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"introduced": "6.7.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.7.10.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "shopware/core"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.6.10.18"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48010"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-04T19:28:29Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "`UserController::upsertUser()` writes user data in `SYSTEM_SCOPE` and does not filter the `admin` field. A non-admin API user with `user:create` or `user:update` ACL permission can set `admin: true` on new or existing users, escalating to full admin access.\n\n## The Problem\n\nIn `src/Core/Framework/Api/Controller/UserController.php`, line 210-234:\n\n```php\npublic function upsertUser(?string $userId, Request $request, Context $context, ResponseFactoryInterface $factory): Response\n{\n $data = $request-\u003erequest-\u003eall(); // raw request data, no field filtering\n // ...\n $events = $context-\u003escope(Context::SYSTEM_SCOPE, fn (Context $context) =\u003e\n $this-\u003euserRepository-\u003eupsert([$data], $context)\n );\n}\n```\n\n`SYSTEM_SCOPE` bypasses `AclWriteValidator` entirely (line 52 of `AclWriteValidator::preValidate()` returns early for `SYSTEM_SCOPE`). The `admin` boolean field is accepted without restriction.\n\nCompare with `IntegrationController::upsertIntegration()` in the same codebase, which correctly checks:\n\n```php\nif ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource)\n || (!$source-\u003eisAdmin()\n \u0026\u0026 isset($data[\u0027admin\u0027]))\n) {\n throw new PermissionDeniedException();\n}\n```\n\n`UserController` is missing this exact check.\n\n## Impact\n\nAny API user with the low-privilege `user:create` permission can create accounts with full admin access, or with `user:update` can promote any existing user to admin. This is a direct privilege escalation.\n\n## Suggested Fix\n\nAdd the same `isAdmin()` check from `IntegrationController`:\n\n```php\n$source = $context-\u003egetSource();\nif ((!$source instanceof AdminApiSource) || (!$source-\u003eisAdmin() \u0026\u0026 isset($data[\u0027admin\u0027]))) {\n throw new PermissionDeniedException();\n}\n```\n\nBest regards,\nKeyvan Hardani",
"id": "GHSA-v39m-97p8-gqg7",
"modified": "2026-06-04T19:28:29Z",
"published": "2026-06-04T19:28:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware/security/advisories/GHSA-v39m-97p8-gqg7"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware/releases/tag/v6.6.10.18"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/shopware/shopware/releases/tag/v6.7.10.1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Shopware: Privilege escalation: non-admin user with user:create ACL can create admin accounts"
}
GHSA-V3CH-W844-FCPJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-11 00:30 – Updated: 2023-01-11 00:30Azure Service Fabric Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21531"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-10T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Azure Service Fabric Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-v3ch-w844-fcpj",
"modified": "2023-01-11T00:30:48Z",
"published": "2023-01-11T00:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21531"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21531"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-21531"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/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-48
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
Mitigation MIT-49
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse
An adversary is able to exploit features of the target that should be reserved for privileged users or administrators but are exposed to use by lower or non-privileged accounts. Access to sensitive information and functionality must be controlled to ensure that only authorized users are able to access these resources.
CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.
CAPEC-58: Restful Privilege Elevation
An adversary identifies a Rest HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permission method allowing them to perform various malicious actions upon server data due to lack of access control mechanisms implemented within the application service accepting HTTP messages.