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.
14888 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-JCFM-5JQR-9J9R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-02 12:32 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:34Missing Authorization vulnerability in WebToffee WordPress Backup & Migration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WordPress Backup & Migration: from n/a through 1.4.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45636"
],
"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 WebToffee WordPress Backup \u0026 Migration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WordPress Backup \u0026 Migration: from n/a through 1.4.1.",
"id": "GHSA-jcfm-5jqr-9j9r",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:34:12Z",
"published": "2025-01-02T12:32:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45636"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-migration-duplicator/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-backup-migration-plugin-1-4-1-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-JCJ7-X6PX-HJ8V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-27 00:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in merkulove Motionger for Elementor motionger-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Motionger for Elementor: from n/a through <= 2.0.4.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-66138"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-22T17:16:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in merkulove Motionger for Elementor motionger-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Motionger for Elementor: from n/a through \u003c= 2.0.4.",
"id": "GHSA-jcj7-x6px-hj8v",
"modified": "2026-01-27T00:31:12Z",
"published": "2026-01-22T18:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/motionger-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-motionger-for-elementor-plugin-2-0-4-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:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JCM8-W5WV-CXC6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in JS Help Desk JS Help Desk – Best Help Desk & Support Plugin allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JS Help Desk – Best Help Desk & Support Plugin: from n/a through 2.7.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-46840"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T15:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in JS Help Desk JS Help Desk \u2013 Best Help Desk \u0026 Support Plugin allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JS Help Desk \u2013 Best Help Desk \u0026 Support Plugin: from n/a through 2.7.1.",
"id": "GHSA-jcm8-w5wv-cxc6",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:23Z",
"published": "2024-12-13T15:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46840"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/js-support-ticket/vulnerability/wordpress-js-help-desk-plugin-2-7-1-broken-access-control?_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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JCM9-7RP8-QM36
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-30 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-04 03:30In Telephony, there is a possible way for a guest user to change the preferred SIM due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21373"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-30T18:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Telephony, there is a possible way for a guest user to change the preferred SIM due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-jcm9-7rp8-qm36",
"modified": "2023-11-04T03:30:19Z",
"published": "2023-10-30T18:30:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21373"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14"
}
],
"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-JCP9-W92M-J67J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-06 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-09 00:00The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.1 discloses the email address of all users in an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and any authenticated users
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2376"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-05T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.1 discloses the email address of all users in an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and any authenticated users",
"id": "GHSA-jcp9-w92m-j67j",
"modified": "2022-09-09T00:00:58Z",
"published": "2022-09-06T00:00:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2376"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/437c4330-376a-4392-86c6-c4c7ed9583ad"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JCPH-9XHX-47P8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-13 21:31 – Updated: 2026-03-13 21:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in vowelweb VW Portfolio vw-portfolio allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VW Portfolio: from n/a through <= 1.3.3.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-32437"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-13T19:55:03Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in vowelweb VW Portfolio vw-portfolio allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VW Portfolio: from n/a through \u003c= 1.3.3.",
"id": "GHSA-jcph-9xhx-47p8",
"modified": "2026-03-13T21:31:50Z",
"published": "2026-03-13T21:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32437"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/vw-portfolio/vulnerability/wordpress-vw-portfolio-theme-1-3-3-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-JCR7-H23V-QPHC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-01 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-01 15:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in Alex Volkov WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Accessibility Helper (WAH): from n/a through 0.6.2.9.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-37926"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-01T15:15:30Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Alex Volkov WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Accessibility Helper (WAH): from n/a through 0.6.2.9.",
"id": "GHSA-jcr7-h23v-qphc",
"modified": "2024-11-01T15:31:57Z",
"published": "2024-11-01T15:31:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37926"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-accessibility-helper/wordpress-wp-accessibility-helper-wah-plugin-0-6-2-8-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-JCRV-J83J-P76Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-09 21:31 – Updated: 2024-04-09 21:31The AI Post Generator | AutoWriter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification or deletion of posts due to a missing capability check on functions hooked by AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to view all posts generated with this plugin (even in non-published status), create new posts (and publish them), publish unpublished post or perform post deletions.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-1850"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-09T19:15:20Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The AI Post Generator | AutoWriter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification or deletion of posts due to a missing capability check on functions hooked by AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to view all posts generated with this plugin (even in non-published status), create new posts (and publish them), publish unpublished post or perform post deletions.",
"id": "GHSA-jcrv-j83j-p76q",
"modified": "2024-04-09T21:31:59Z",
"published": "2024-04-09T21:31:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1850"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3056020%40ai-post-generator\u0026new=3056020%40ai-post-generator\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3057511%40ai-post-generator\u0026new=3057511%40ai-post-generator\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43fc47ca-15ca-4817-b1b8-389245725e73?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-JCW2-J9RW-PCGC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:06 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:06By default, the SAP NetWeaver AS Java keystore service does not sufficiently restrict the access to resources that should be protected. This has been fixed in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (ServerCore versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-2503"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-12-11T22:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "By default, the SAP NetWeaver AS Java keystore service does not sufficiently restrict the access to resources that should be protected. This has been fixed in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (ServerCore versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50).",
"id": "GHSA-jcw2-j9rw-pcgc",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:06:11Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:06:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2503"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2658279"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=508559699"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106156"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JCWF-P9V3-FVG5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Metaphor Creations Post Duplicator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post Duplicator: from n/a through 2.31.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-49835"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T13:15:36Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Metaphor Creations Post Duplicator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post Duplicator: from n/a through 2.31.",
"id": "GHSA-jcwf-p9v3-fvg5",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:22Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T15:31:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49835"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/post-duplicator/vulnerability/wordpress-post-duplicator-plugin-2-31-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"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.