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.
6533 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-MW7J-HWG6-X79R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-16 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-24 00:00Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-43230, CVE-2021-43231.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-15T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-43230, CVE-2021-43231.",
"id": "GHSA-mw7j-hwg6-x79r",
"modified": "2022-05-24T00:00:47Z",
"published": "2021-12-16T00:01:57Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43229"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43229"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MW89-3HH7-VFPG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-21 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-21 15:32MISP has a security issue that can let a user gain more access than their API key is supposed to allow.
A read-only API key should only let someone view information. However, after logging in with such a key, a specific MISP function could accidentally restore the user’s normal account permissions. This means someone with a read-only API key could potentially gain write, delete, or even administrator access if their underlying account has those permissions.
Exploiting the issue requires a valid read-only API key and a single request to the affected function.
The main impact is that MISP’s API key restrictions can be bypassed, allowing actions that the API key was specifically meant to prevent.
Version affected: <2.5.47
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-21T13:17:13Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "MISP has a security issue that can let a user gain more access than their API key is supposed to allow.\n\nA read-only API key should only let someone view information. However, after logging in with such a key, a specific MISP function could accidentally restore the user\u2019s normal account permissions. This means someone with a read-only API key could potentially gain write, delete, or even administrator access if their underlying account has those permissions.\n\nExploiting the issue requires a valid read-only API key and a single request to the affected function.\n\nThe main impact is that MISP\u2019s API key restrictions can be bypassed, allowing actions that the API key was specifically meant to prevent.\n\n\n\n\nVersion affected: \u003c2.5.47",
"id": "GHSA-mw89-3hh7-vfpg",
"modified": "2026-09-21T15:32:01Z",
"published": "2026-09-21T15:32:00Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94381"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/fd27e592a"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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"
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GHSA-MW95-77V7-526H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-01 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-01 21:31A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to access data beyond what is authorized by the user's existing privilege level, potentially leading to further unauthorized access.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-01T20:17:18Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability exists in the API of HPE Networking Fabric Composer. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated low privilege operator user to access data beyond what is authorized by the user\u0027s existing privilege level, potentially leading to further unauthorized access.",
"id": "GHSA-mw95-77v7-526h",
"modified": "2026-09-01T21:31:48Z",
"published": "2026-09-01T21:31:48Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73714"
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"url": "https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05133en_us\u0026docLocale=en_US"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-MW9J-9GFX-VCP8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:40 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:40ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to an incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Social Application component resulting in privilege escalation. ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to an incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Module component resulting in privilege escalation. ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to a incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Alternative Content component resulting in privilege escalation.
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-07-17T13:18:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to an incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Social Application component resulting in privilege escalation. ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to an incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Module component resulting in privilege escalation. ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to a incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Alternative Content component resulting in privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-mw9j-9gfx-vcp8",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:40:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:40:52Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000003"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/mantis/changelog_page.php?version_id=55"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/mantis/view.php?id=5681"
},
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99599"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-MW9R-P8XP-WX96
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-18 13:04 – Updated: 2026-06-18 13:04Impact
Having the Topic and User operators to watch different namespaces than the one where the Kafka cluster is deployed, is a fully documented feature.
When the watchedNamespace field is used within the Topic or User operator (as part of the Kafka.spec.entityOperator field), the Cluster Operator creates a Role granting full CRUD on Secrets into the specified namespace. It also creates a RoleBinding to bind such Role to the entity operator ServiceAccount within the namespace where the Kafka cluster runs.
An attacker can craft a Kafka custom resource (in an attacker's namespace) with the watchedNamespace field set to a target namespace and then they can mint a token for the ServiceAccount (in the attacker's namespace) to read/write Secrets in that target. This is valid with any target namespace for which the Cluster Operator has the rights (regardless the value of the STRIMZI_NAMESPACE environment variable). The at-risk target namespaces are the namespaces which the user has given permissions to the Cluster Operator for, by creating related RoleBinding(s).
Patches
The issue is fixed in Strimzi 1.0.1 and 1.1.0 by adding a control to enable the watched namespace feature through a dedicated environment variable within the Cluster Operator deployment. The watched namespaces feature is disabled by default.
Workarounds
A possible workaround for this issue is about using a policy agent like Kyverno or OPA to prevent the usage of the watchedNamespace at configuration level within the Kafka custom resource.
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"details": "### Impact\n\nHaving the Topic and User operators to watch different namespaces than the one where the Kafka cluster is deployed, is a fully documented feature.\n\nWhen the `watchedNamespace` field is used within the Topic or User operator (as part of the `Kafka.spec.entityOperator` field), the Cluster Operator creates a Role granting full CRUD on Secrets into the specified namespace. It also creates a RoleBinding to bind such Role to the entity operator ServiceAccount within the namespace where the Kafka cluster runs.\n\nAn attacker can craft a Kafka custom resource (in an attacker\u0027s namespace) with the `watchedNamespace` field set to a target namespace and then they can mint a token for the ServiceAccount (in the attacker\u0027s namespace) to read/write Secrets in that target. This is valid with any target namespace for which the Cluster Operator has the rights (regardless the value of the `STRIMZI_NAMESPACE` environment variable). The at-risk target namespaces are the namespaces which the user has given permissions to the Cluster Operator for, by creating related RoleBinding(s).\n\n### Patches\n\nThe issue is fixed in Strimzi 1.0.1 and 1.1.0 by adding a control to enable the watched namespace feature through a dedicated environment variable within the Cluster Operator deployment. The watched namespaces feature is disabled by default.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nA possible workaround for this issue is about using a policy agent like Kyverno or OPA to prevent the usage of the `watchedNamespace` at configuration level within the `Kafka` custom resource.",
"id": "GHSA-mw9r-p8xp-wx96",
"modified": "2026-06-18T13:04:44Z",
"published": "2026-06-18T13:04:43Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Strimzi: Cross-namespace privilege escalation via `Kafka.spec.entityOperator`"
}
GHSA-MW9V-2RWQ-7MPH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:41 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:41Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: Mobile Apps). Supported versions that are affected are 8.5.1 and 9.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-08T15:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: Mobile Apps). Supported versions that are affected are 8.5.1 and 9.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-mw9v-2rwq-7mph",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:41:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:41:28Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10142"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99710"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038941"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-MWC6-M875-PF49
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-27 06:31 – Updated: 2025-11-27 06:31The Tiare Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the 'tiare_membership_init_rest_api_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-27T05:16:14Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "The Tiare Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the \u0027tiare_membership_init_rest_api_register\u0027 function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the \u0027administrator\u0027 role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.",
"id": "GHSA-mwc6-m875-pf49",
"modified": "2025-11-27T06:31:25Z",
"published": "2025-11-27T06:31:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13540"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://themeforest.net/item/tiare-wedding-vendor-directory-theme/26589165?s_rank=1"
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"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6cf01a38-1fba-4c93-b3fa-acfdd5b19410?source=cve"
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"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"
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GHSA-MWJ9-HHPC-WQXR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:31An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Clipboard Service, aka 'Windows Clipboard Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1111, CVE-2020-1121, CVE-2020-1166.
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Clipboard Service, aka \u0027Windows Clipboard Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1111, CVE-2020-1121, CVE-2020-1166.",
"id": "GHSA-mwj9-hhpc-wqxr",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:31:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:32Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1165"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1165"
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1165"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-MWV5-M2CR-5R9V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:36 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:36Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Jabber for Windows, Jabber for MacOS, and Jabber for mobile platforms could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the underlying operating system (OS) with elevated privileges or gain access to sensitive information. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-11T17:15:00Z",
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"details": "Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Jabber for Windows, Jabber for MacOS, and Jabber for mobile platforms could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the underlying operating system (OS) with elevated privileges or gain access to sensitive information. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.",
"id": "GHSA-mwv5-m2cr-5r9v",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:36:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:36:04Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27134"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-jabber-ZktzjpgO"
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GHSA-MWVG-2VMH-MFVG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:21 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:21Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to security feature bypass.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-25T22:15:00Z",
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"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to security feature bypass.",
"id": "GHSA-mwvg-2vmh-mfvg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:21:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:21:52Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9613"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-24.html"
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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.