Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Allowed-with-Review

Missing 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.

14584 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-W79V-3GCX-V6C9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-31 03:30 – Updated: 2026-01-31 03:30
VLAI
Details

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the NF5_Export_Forms class constructor in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export form configurations, that may include sensitive data, such as email addresses, PayPal API credentials, and third-party integration keys by enumerating the nex_forms_Id parameter.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-15510"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-31T02:16:04Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The NEX-Forms \u2013 Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the NF5_Export_Forms class constructor in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export form configurations, that may include sensitive data, such as  email addresses, PayPal API credentials, and third-party integration keys by enumerating the nex_forms_Id parameter.",
  "id": "GHSA-w79v-3gcx-v6c9",
  "modified": "2026-01-31T03:30:14Z",
  "published": "2026-01-31T03:30:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15510"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.7/includes/classes/class.export.php#L11"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ddfa5a3d-fef2-4049-915c-51c3e28153bf?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "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-W7JW-MP2H-CH44

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-02 12:32 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP iCal Availability WP iCal Availability allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP iCal Availability: from n/a through 1.0.3.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-46607"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-02T12:15:12Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP iCal Availability WP iCal Availability allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP iCal Availability: from n/a through 1.0.3.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7jw-mp2h-ch44",
  "modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:29Z",
  "published": "2025-01-02T12:32:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46607"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-ical-availability/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-ical-availability-plugin-1-0-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-W7PM-C3QQ-4VC8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-12 15:32 – Updated: 2025-02-12 15:32
VLAI
Details

A CWE-862 "Missing Authorization" in maxprofile/users/routes.lua in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an authenticated (low-privileged) attacker to modify user data via crafted HTTP requests.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-26376"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-12T14:15:38Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A CWE-862 \"Missing Authorization\" in maxprofile/users/routes.lua in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an authenticated (low-privileged) attacker to modify user data via crafted HTTP requests.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7pm-c3qq-4vc8",
  "modified": "2025-02-12T15:32:01Z",
  "published": "2025-02-12T15:32:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26376"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2025-26376"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-W7PQ-J4CX-8R97

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-21 06:30 – Updated: 2026-03-21 06:30
VLAI
Details

The Expire Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the 'on_expire_default_to_role' meta through the 'save_extra_user_profile_fields' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-4261"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-21T04:17:44Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Expire Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the \u0027on_expire_default_to_role\u0027 meta through the \u0027save_extra_user_profile_fields\u0027 function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7pq-j4cx-8r97",
  "modified": "2026-03-21T06:30:25Z",
  "published": "2026-03-21T06:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4261"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expire-users/tags/1.2.2/admin/expire-user.php#L163"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d676700b-8c53-4e09-a654-767810b5a775?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-W7R6-V4J7-H94W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-03 09:30 – Updated: 2025-02-13 18:42
VLAI
Summary
Apache James server's JMX management service vulnerable to privilege escalation by local user
Details

Apache James server version 3.7.3 and earlier provides a JMX management service without authentication by default. This allows privilege escalation by a malicious local user. Administrators are advised to disable JMX, or set up a JMX password. Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.james:javax-mail-extension"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.7.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-26269"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-04-03T22:53:29Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-03T08:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Apache James server version 3.7.3 and earlier provides a JMX management service without authentication by default. This allows privilege escalation by a malicious local user. Administrators are advised to disable JMX, or set up a JMX password. Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7r6-v4j7-h94w",
  "modified": "2025-02-13T18:42:57Z",
  "published": "2023-04-03T09:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26269"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/james-project"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/2z44rg93pflbjhvbwy3xtz505bx41cbs"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/3"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache James server\u0027s JMX management service vulnerable to privilege escalation by local user"
}

GHSA-W7VF-H9WJ-XGPW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-16 09:30 – Updated: 2025-10-16 09:30
VLAI
Details

The Felan Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'process_plugin_actions' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate or deactivate arbitrary plugins.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-10849"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-16T07:15:32Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Felan Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027process_plugin_actions\u0027 function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate or deactivate arbitrary plugins.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7vf-h9wj-xgpw",
  "modified": "2025-10-16T09:30:24Z",
  "published": "2025-10-16T09:30:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10849"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://themeforest.net/item/felan-freelance-marketplace-and-job-board-wordpress-theme/53612955"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5abd601-132a-4d8b-bfcc-afd5c6ed9947?source=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-W7VQ-FF8G-W2PJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-29 18:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Plugin Optimizer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Plugin Optimizer: from n/a through 1.3.7.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-68861"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-29T18:15:43Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Plugin Optimizer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Plugin Optimizer: from n/a through 1.3.7.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7vq-ff8g-w2pj",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:24Z",
  "published": "2025-12-29T18:30:55Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68861"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/plugin-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-plugin-optimizer-plugin-1-3-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/plugin-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-plugin-optimizer-plugin-1-3-7-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:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-W7W6-42MW-922H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-29 18:30 – Updated: 2025-03-24 18:30
VLAI
Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExperts Wholesale For WooCommerce.This issue affects Wholesale For WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.3.0.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-30469"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-29T16:15:09Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExperts Wholesale For WooCommerce.This issue affects Wholesale For WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.3.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-w7w6-42mw-922h",
  "modified": "2025-03-24T18:30:37Z",
  "published": "2024-03-29T18:30:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30469"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-wholesale-pricing/wordpress-wholesale-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-3-0-unauthenticated-sensitive-data-exposure-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:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-W839-F444-2853

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 21:32
VLAI
Details

The GTG Product Feed for Shopping plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_settings' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-6638"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-01-11T09:15:50Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The GTG Product Feed for Shopping plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027update_settings\u0027 function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.",
  "id": "GHSA-w839-f444-2853",
  "modified": "2026-04-08T21:32:10Z",
  "published": "2024-01-11T09:30:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6638"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gg-woo-feed/trunk/inc/Admin/Admin.php?rev=2933599#L199"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3026053"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce6b9b0a-e82e-459a-bddf-1c9354bcec00?source=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:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-W83C-PF6R-M68G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-09 03:30 – Updated: 2025-09-09 03:30
VLAI
Details

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows authenticated users with access to background processing to gain unauthorized read access to profile parameters. This results in a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-42918"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-09T02:15:40Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows authenticated users with access to background processing to gain unauthorized read access to profile parameters.  This results in a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability",
  "id": "GHSA-w83c-pf6r-m68g",
  "modified": "2025-09-09T03:30:18Z",
  "published": "2025-09-09T03:30:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-42918"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://me.sap.com/notes/3623504"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design
  • 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
System Configuration Installation

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.