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.
14602 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-WM8H-26FV-MG7G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 20:17 – Updated: 2026-01-28 04:43Summary
Authenticated non‑admin users can call /api/setup/backup and trigger a configuration backup. The endpoint only checks authentication, not authorization, and returns a link to the generated ZIP.
Details
SetupController.php uses userIsAuthenticated() but does not verify that the requester has configuration/admin permissions. This allows any logged‑in user to create a sensitive backup and retrieve its path.
PoC
Precondition: API enabled, any authenticated non‑admin user. - Log in as a non‑admin user. - Call backup endpoint.
curl -c /tmp/pmf_api_cookies.txt \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"username":"tester","password":"Test1234!"}' \
http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/v3.0/login
curl -i -b /tmp/pmf_api_cookies.txt \
-X POST --data '4.0.16' \
http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/setup/backup
Impact
Low‑privileged users can generate sensitive backups. If the ZIP is web‑accessible (server misconfiguration), this can lead to secret exposure.
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"affected": [
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"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.0.16"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.0.17"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
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},
"package": {
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"name": "thorsten/phpmyfaq"
},
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},
{
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}
],
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}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-24421"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-285",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-23T20:17:25Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-24T02:15:49Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Summary\nAuthenticated non\u2011admin users can call /api/setup/backup and trigger a configuration backup. The endpoint only checks authentication, not authorization, and returns a link to the generated ZIP.\n\n### Details\nSetupController.php uses userIsAuthenticated() but does not verify that the requester has configuration/admin permissions. This allows any logged\u2011in user to create a sensitive backup and retrieve its path.\n\n### PoC\nPrecondition: API enabled, any authenticated non\u2011admin user.\n- Log in as a non\u2011admin user.\n- Call backup endpoint.\n```\ncurl -c /tmp/pmf_api_cookies.txt \\\n -H \u0027Content-Type: application/json\u0027 \\\n -d \u0027{\"username\":\"tester\",\"password\":\"Test1234!\"}\u0027 \\\n http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/v3.0/login\n\ncurl -i -b /tmp/pmf_api_cookies.txt \\\n -X POST --data \u00274.0.16\u0027 \\\n http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/setup/backup\n```\n\n### Impact\nLow\u2011privileged users can generate sensitive backups. If the ZIP is web\u2011accessible (server misconfiguration), this can lead to secret exposure.",
"id": "GHSA-wm8h-26fv-mg7g",
"modified": "2026-01-28T04:43:46Z",
"published": "2026-01-23T20:17:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-wm8h-26fv-mg7g"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24421"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "phpMyFAQ: /api/setup/backup accessible to any authenticated user (authz missing)"
}
GHSA-WMCJ-RJ62-7Q33
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-19 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in Projectopia Projectopia allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Projectopia: from n/a through 5.1.17.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-48257"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-19T15:15:28Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Projectopia Projectopia allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Projectopia: from n/a through 5.1.17.",
"id": "GHSA-wmcj-rj62-7q33",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:35:09Z",
"published": "2025-05-19T15:31:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48257"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/projectopia-core/vulnerability/wordpress-projectopia-5-1-17-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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WMF5-GP42-GQ5M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:34 – Updated: 2026-06-22 21:30MISP before 2.4.135 lacks an ACL check, related to app/Controller/GalaxyElementsController.php and app/Model/GalaxyElement.php.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-29006"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-24T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "MISP before 2.4.135 lacks an ACL check, related to app/Controller/GalaxyElementsController.php and app/Model/GalaxyElement.php.",
"id": "GHSA-wmf5-gp42-gq5m",
"modified": "2026-06-22T21:30:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:34:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29006"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/423750573d07f1a463f115ef37182c1825080da4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/MISP/MISP/compare/v2.4.134...v2.4.135"
}
],
"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-WMF5-J34H-GM23
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 18:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:31Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Club Manager.This issue affects WP Club Manager: from n/a through 2.2.11.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-32719"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T15:37:01Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Club Manager.This issue affects WP Club Manager: from n/a through 2.2.11.",
"id": "GHSA-wmf5-j34h-gm23",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:31:46Z",
"published": "2024-05-14T18:30:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32719"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-club-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-club-manager-plugin-2-2-11-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-club-manager/wordpress-wp-club-manager-plugin-2-2-11-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-WMG6-FRPW-PG5X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-20 18:30 – Updated: 2022-12-20 18:30In onCreate of AddAppNetworksActivity.java, there is a possible way for a guest user to configure WiFi networks 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.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-224772678
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-20519"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-16T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "In onCreate of AddAppNetworksActivity.java, there is a possible way for a guest user to configure WiFi networks 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.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-224772678",
"id": "GHSA-wmg6-frpw-pg5x",
"modified": "2022-12-20T18:30:20Z",
"published": "2022-12-20T18:30:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20519"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WMHP-G4MM-69RG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-03 15:32 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:33Missing Authorization vulnerability in By Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.17.2.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-50500"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-03T15:15:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in By Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.17.2.",
"id": "GHSA-wmhp-g4mm-69rg",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:33:31Z",
"published": "2025-02-03T15:32:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50500"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/auxin-elements/vulnerability/wordpress-phlox-core-elements-plugin-2-17-2-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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WMJH-JXM3-H3X6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-03 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36Missing Authorization vulnerability in Malcure Web Security Malcure Malware Scanner allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Malcure Malware Scanner: from n/a through 16.8.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-3701"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-03T13:15:49Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in Malcure Web Security Malcure Malware Scanner allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Malcure Malware Scanner: from n/a through 16.8.",
"id": "GHSA-wmjh-jxm3-h3x6",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:02Z",
"published": "2025-09-03T15:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3701"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-malware-removal/vulnerability/wordpress-malcure-malware-scanner-plugin-16-8-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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WMMC-C6RF-H3FC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-30 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-07 03:30In Permission Manager, there is a possible way to bypass required permissions 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21341"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-30T17:15:49Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Permission Manager, there is a possible way to bypass required permissions 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-wmmc-c6rf-h3fc",
"modified": "2023-11-07T03:30:26Z",
"published": "2023-10-30T18:30:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21341"
},
{
"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-WMMF-JH7W-H9G8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:35Missing Authorization vulnerability in a3rev Software WooCommerce Predictive Search allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WooCommerce Predictive Search: from n/a through 5.8.0.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-32963"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T15:15:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization vulnerability in a3rev Software WooCommerce Predictive Search allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WooCommerce Predictive Search: from n/a through 5.8.0.",
"id": "GHSA-wmmf-jh7w-h9g8",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:35:23Z",
"published": "2024-12-13T15:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32963"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-predictive-search/vulnerability/wordpress-predictive-search-for-woocommerce-plugin-5-8-0-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-WMQ7-3P89-W6H8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-17 09:31 – Updated: 2026-02-17 15:31The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.5 allows unauthenticated users to send emails through the site without any security checks. This lets attackers use the WordPress site as an open relay for spam or phishing emails to anyone. Attackers can also guess file IDs to access and share uploaded files without permission, exposing sensitive information.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-0829"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-17T07:16:31Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.5 allows unauthenticated users to send emails through the site without any security checks. This lets attackers use the WordPress site as an open relay for spam or phishing emails to anyone. Attackers can also guess file IDs to access and share uploaded files without permission, exposing sensitive information.",
"id": "GHSA-wmq7-3p89-w6h8",
"modified": "2026-02-17T15:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-02-17T09:31:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0829"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57d62cea-cfb8-4421-a209-e64a015ad225"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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.