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.
6600 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-QWHQ-4565-GVHG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:00In several functions of GlobalScreenshot.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure of the user's contacts with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-10, Android-8.0, Android-8.1, Android-9; Android ID: A-162738636.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-0304"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-11T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In several functions of GlobalScreenshot.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure of the user\u0027s contacts with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-10, Android-8.0, Android-8.1, Android-9; Android ID: A-162738636.",
"id": "GHSA-qwhq-4565-gvhg",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:00:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0304"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-01-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QWJM-2635-C334
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:32 – Updated: 2026-09-15 21:32Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.26.0.000. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-87203"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T20:19:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.26.0.000. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-qwjm-2635-c334",
"modified": "2026-09-15T21:32:52Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:32:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87203"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QWM8-RR7R-8H48
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-28 15:30 – Updated: 2025-10-28 15:30By making minor configuration changes to the TropOS 4th Gen device, an authenticated user with the ability to run user level shell commands can enable access via secure shell (SSH) to an unrestricted root shell. This is possible through abuse of a particular set of scripts and executables that allow for certain commands to be run as root from an unprivileged context.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-1037"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-28T13:15:56Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "By making minor configuration changes to the TropOS 4th Gen device, an authenticated user with the ability to run user level shell commands can enable access via secure shell (SSH) to an unrestricted root shell. This is possible through abuse of a particular set of scripts and executables that allow for certain commands to be run as root from an unprivileged context.",
"id": "GHSA-qwm8-rr7r-8h48",
"modified": "2025-10-28T15:30:43Z",
"published": "2025-10-28T15:30:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1037"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentID=8DBD000214\u0026LanguageCode=en\u0026DocumentPartId=\u0026Action=Launch"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/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"
}
]
}
GHSA-QWPF-8G3R-53WG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-08 12:30 – Updated: 2026-07-08 12:30The Themehunk Login Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the handle_frontend_register() function in the unauthenticated /thlogin/v1/register REST endpoint accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter and validating it only against get_editable_roles() — which returns every defined editable site role, including 'editor' — before passing it to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, when public user registration is enabled, to create new accounts with the editor role.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-14250"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-08T12:17:20Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Themehunk Login Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the handle_frontend_register() function in the unauthenticated /thlogin/v1/register REST endpoint accepting a user-controlled \u0027role\u0027 parameter and validating it only against get_editable_roles() \u2014 which returns every defined editable site role, including \u0027editor\u0027 \u2014 before passing it to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, when public user registration is enabled, to create new accounts with the editor role.",
"id": "GHSA-qwpf-8g3r-53wg",
"modified": "2026-07-08T12:30:24Z",
"published": "2026-07-08T12:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14250"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L243"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L782"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L811"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/themehunk-login-registration/tags/1.0.2/includes/class-thlogin-rest-api.php#L82"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3592690%40themehunk-login-registration\u0026new=3592690%40themehunk-login-registration"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8eee3809-133e-4fd9-ad49-cc6fe3822457?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QWRF-WF47-MF5J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:46 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-20021"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-09T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.",
"id": "GHSA-qwrf-wf47-mf5j",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:46:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20021"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-20021"
}
],
"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-QWVR-5FHH-47XH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-01 09:30 – Updated: 2026-10-01 09:30The ByteCoreStack – MCP Connector for AI Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 This is due to the wp_update_user_meta MCP tool in execute_tool gating writes solely with current_user_can('edit_user', $uid) — a check that WordPress core's map_meta_cap resolves to the read primitive when the target user ID matches the caller's own — while enforcing an incomplete meta key blocklist that covers only user_pass, user_activation_key, and session_tokens, leaving the wp_capabilities and wp_user_level meta keys entirely unprotected. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to elevate their privileges to Administrator by issuing a wp_update_user_meta call over the MCP JSON-RPC endpoint with key=wp_capabilities and an arbitrary role array such as {'administrator': true} targeting their own user ID, causing WordPress to load that account as an Administrator on the next request.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-19807"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-01T08:16:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The ByteCoreStack \u2013 MCP Connector for AI Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 This is due to the `wp_update_user_meta` MCP tool in `execute_tool` gating writes solely with `current_user_can(\u0027edit_user\u0027, $uid)` \u2014 a check that WordPress core\u0027s `map_meta_cap` resolves to the `read` primitive when the target user ID matches the caller\u0027s own \u2014 while enforcing an incomplete meta key blocklist that covers only `user_pass`, `user_activation_key`, and `session_tokens`, leaving the `wp_capabilities` and `wp_user_level` meta keys entirely unprotected. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to elevate their privileges to Administrator by issuing a `wp_update_user_meta` call over the MCP JSON-RPC endpoint with `key=wp_capabilities` and an arbitrary role array such as `{\u0027administrator\u0027: true}` targeting their own user ID, causing WordPress to load that account as an Administrator on the next request.",
"id": "GHSA-qwvr-5fhh-47xh",
"modified": "2026-10-01T09:30:33Z",
"published": "2026-10-01T09:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19807"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.1.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L2042"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.1.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L2044"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.1.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L2046"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.1.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L332"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.1.0/includes/OAuth/Server.php#L122"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.2.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L2042"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.2.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L2044"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.2.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L2046"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.2.0/includes/MCP/Server.php#L332"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bcs-mcp-manager/tags/1.2.0/includes/OAuth/Server.php#L122"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3711908/bcs-mcp-manager/trunk/includes/MCP/Server.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026new=3711909%40bcs-mcp-manager%2Ftags%2F1.2.4\u0026old=3711721%40bcs-mcp-manager%2Ftags%2F1.2.3"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac09bf3e-49cf-4f11-92ba-d1fbf6f587d7?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-QX35-X976-56XH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:20 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:20Webroot endpoint agents prior to version v9.0.28.48 did not protect the "%PROGRAMDATA%\WrData\PKG" directory against renaming. This could allow attackers to trigger a crash or wait upon Webroot service restart to rewrite and hijack dlls in this directory for privilege escalation.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-5755"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-15T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Webroot endpoint agents prior to version v9.0.28.48 did not protect the \"%PROGRAMDATA%\\WrData\\PKG\" directory against renaming. This could allow attackers to trigger a crash or wait upon Webroot service restart to rewrite and hijack dlls in this directory for privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-qx35-x976-56xh",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:20:35Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:20:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5755"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-36"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-QX3F-H864-653P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-16 18:31Incorrect privilege assignment in the admin user-management component of Webkul Bagisto 2.4.9 allows an authenticated backend user holding only the settings.users.edit permission to escalate to full administrator. The user-update endpoint (route admin.settings.users.update, UserController::update()) does not verify that the actor is permitted to grant the requested role, does not prevent a user from changing their own role, and does not restrict assignment to roles whose permission set is a subset of the actor's own. By submitting a request that sets role_id to the Administrator role for their own account, a low-privileged administrator gains every admin-panel capability, including store configuration, payment gateway credentials, and customer PII.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-79411"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T19:17:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect privilege assignment in the admin user-management component of Webkul Bagisto 2.4.9 allows an authenticated backend user holding only the settings.users.edit permission to escalate to full administrator. The user-update endpoint (route admin.settings.users.update, UserController::update()) does not verify that the actor is permitted to grant the requested role, does not prevent a user from changing their own role, and does not restrict assignment to roles whose permission set is a subset of the actor\u0027s own. By submitting a request that sets role_id to the Administrator role for their own account, a low-privileged administrator gains every admin-panel capability, including store configuration, payment gateway credentials, and customer PII.",
"id": "GHSA-qx3f-h864-653p",
"modified": "2026-09-16T18:31:39Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:31:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79411"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/isukasanuj/bagisto-cve/blob/main/CVE-2026-79411.md"
}
],
"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-QX5F-248P-FGFC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:10An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network List Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Network List Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0780"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network List Service handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Network List Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-qx5f-248p-fgfc",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:10:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:10:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0780"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0780"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-QX6J-79JH-2HVX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:47 – Updated: 2022-07-11 00:00Incorrect Access Control in Shopxo v1.4.0 and v1.5.0 allows remote attackers to gain privileges in "/index.php" by manipulating the parameter "user_id" in the HTML request.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-19778"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-14T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Incorrect Access Control in Shopxo v1.4.0 and v1.5.0 allows remote attackers to gain privileges in \"/index.php\" by manipulating the parameter \"user_id\" in the HTML request.",
"id": "GHSA-qx6j-79jh-2hvx",
"modified": "2022-07-11T00:00:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:47:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-19778"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gongfuxiang/shopxo/issues/23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/472.html"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.