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.
19699 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4VQG-HQ2V-8672
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPFactory Cost of Goods for WooCommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cost of Goods for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.8.6.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-23868"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPFactory Cost of Goods for WooCommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cost of Goods for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.8.6.",
"id": "GHSA-4vqg-hq2v-8672",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:16Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23868"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-8-6-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:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4VQG-XGXP-XQGH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-24 09:30 – Updated: 2026-06-24 09:30The Generate Security.txt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the site's security.txt file from the server filesystem or create the .well-known directory by directly invoking the delete_securitytxt or create_wellknown_folder AJAX actions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-9616"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-24T07:16:29Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Generate Security.txt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the site\u0027s security.txt file from the server filesystem or create the .well-known directory by directly invoking the delete_securitytxt or create_wellknown_folder AJAX actions.",
"id": "GHSA-4vqg-xgxp-xqgh",
"modified": "2026-06-24T09:30:47Z",
"published": "2026-06-24T09:30:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9616"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L174"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1930"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.11/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1963"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L174"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1930"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generate-security-txt/tags/1.0.12/admin/class-generate-security-txt-admin.php#L1963"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8d88cc2-91e4-4e53-8c46-93d6ce8bc320?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-4VRR-RW92-55R5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-13 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in Post SMTP Post SMTP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through 2.9.11.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22800"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-13T14:15:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Post SMTP Post SMTP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through 2.9.11.",
"id": "GHSA-4vrr-rw92-55r5",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:33:07Z",
"published": "2025-01-13T15:30:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22800"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/post-smtp/vulnerability/wordpress-post-smtp-plugin-2-9-11-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:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4VW7-FJRF-474C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-26 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36Missing Authorization vulnerability in HivePress HivePress Claim Listings allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects HivePress Claim Listings: from n/a through 1.1.3.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-60123"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-26T09:15:39Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in HivePress HivePress Claim Listings allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects HivePress Claim Listings: from n/a through 1.1.3.",
"id": "GHSA-4vw7-fjrf-474c",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:21Z",
"published": "2025-09-26T09:31:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60123"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/hivepress-claim-listings/vulnerability/wordpress-hivepress-claim-listings-plugin-1-1-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_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-4VW8-4Q9M-V76P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-17 15:31 – Updated: 2026-02-17 15:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in Smartypants SP Project & Document Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SP Project & Document Manager: from n/a through 4.70.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31118"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-17T15:16:05Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Smartypants SP Project \u0026 Document Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SP Project \u0026 Document Manager: from n/a through 4.70.",
"id": "GHSA-4vw8-4q9m-v76p",
"modified": "2026-02-17T15:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-02-17T15:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31118"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sp-client-document-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-sp-project-document-manager-plugin-4-70-broken-access-control-to-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4VWW-46CF-G96H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-11 09:34 – Updated: 2026-07-11 09:34The Wallet for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to enumerate the login name, email address, and user ID of all WordPress accounts — including administrators — by submitting arbitrary search terms to the AJAX handler. The required 'search-user' nonce is localized into the wallet_param object on the standard WooCommerce My Account page, which is accessible to any authenticated user, making it trivially obtainable by a Subscriber.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-12103"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-11T07:16:45Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Wallet for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to enumerate the login name, email address, and user ID of all WordPress accounts \u2014 including administrators \u2014 by submitting arbitrary search terms to the AJAX handler. The required \u0027search-user\u0027 nonce is localized into the wallet_param object on the standard WooCommerce My Account page, which is accessible to any authenticated user, making it trivially obtainable by a Subscriber.",
"id": "GHSA-4vww-46cf-g96h",
"modified": "2026-07-11T09:34:18Z",
"published": "2026-07-11T09:34:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12103"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-woo-wallet-ajax.php#L166"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-woo-wallet-ajax.php#L56"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-woo-wallet-frontend.php#L199"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.0/includes/helper/woo-wallet-util.php#L1462"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.3/includes/class-woo-wallet-ajax.php#L166"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.3/includes/class-woo-wallet-ajax.php#L56"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.3/includes/class-woo-wallet-frontend.php#L199"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wallet/tags/1.6.3/includes/helper/woo-wallet-util.php#L1462"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3585829%40woo-wallet\u0026new=3585829%40woo-wallet"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98b38844-c6fe-4655-8bbe-7600203b567e?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:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4VWX-53CP-QMH4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-15 18:30 – Updated: 2025-01-16 18:30An issue in XINJE XL5E-16T V3.7.2a allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Modbus message.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-50953"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-15T17:15:16Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue in XINJE XL5E-16T V3.7.2a allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Modbus message.",
"id": "GHSA-4vwx-53cp-qmh4",
"modified": "2025-01-16T18:30:59Z",
"published": "2025-01-15T18:30:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50953"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Curator-Kim/Vulnerability-mining/blob/master/XINJE%20XL5E-16T%20Modbus/XINJE%20XL5E-16T%20Modbus%20DoS.md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4VX8-JP4C-Q9C5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-08 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-13 21:30Missing Authorization vulnerability in webmuehle Court Reservation court-reservation allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Court Reservation: from n/a through <= 1.10.11.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-39675"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-08T09:16:39Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in webmuehle Court Reservation court-reservation allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Court Reservation: from n/a through \u003c= 1.10.11.",
"id": "GHSA-4vx8-jp4c-q9c5",
"modified": "2026-04-13T21:30:36Z",
"published": "2026-04-08T09:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39675"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/court-reservation/vulnerability/wordpress-court-reservation-plugin-1-10-11-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-4VXC-GGFM-6C86
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-07 06:30 – Updated: 2026-08-07 18:31The Templately WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 does not have an authorisation check on one of its request handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the administrator's stored cloud service connection with an account under their control, disconnecting the legitimate administrator and redirecting the site's cloud template library to attacker-controlled content.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-15359"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-07T06:16:55Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Templately WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 does not have an authorisation check on one of its request handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the administrator\u0027s stored cloud service connection with an account under their control, disconnecting the legitimate administrator and redirecting the site\u0027s cloud template library to attacker-controlled content.",
"id": "GHSA-4vxc-ggfm-6c86",
"modified": "2026-08-07T18:31:43Z",
"published": "2026-08-07T06:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15359"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4749a25-f3fa-4908-9532-3ae7c1c38a58"
}
],
"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:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4VXH-JQ3C-5RHW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-12 12:30 – Updated: 2025-02-12 12:30The Apus Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'import_page_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12296"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-12T10:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Apus Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the \u0027import_page_options\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.",
"id": "GHSA-4vxh-jq3c-5rhw",
"modified": "2025-02-12T12:30:46Z",
"published": "2025-02-12T12:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12296"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://themeforest.net/item/superio-job-board-wordpress-theme/32180231"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dda2c437-8f41-480a-8816-2c07ab0eafa7?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"
}
]
}
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.