CWE-863
Allowed-with-ReviewIncorrect Authorization
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
5556 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R4XW-2898-Q2R3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:01 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:01IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.1 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information or perform actions they should not have access to due to incorrect authorization mechanisms. IBM X-Force ID: 198919.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-20538"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-10T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.1 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information or perform actions they should not have access to due to incorrect authorization mechanisms. IBM X-Force ID: 198919.",
"id": "GHSA-r4xw-2898-q2r3",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:01:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:01:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20538"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-R55P-2VRG-6W4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:27 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:27An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability exists in /ucms/chk.php in UCMS 1.4.8. This results in information leak via an error message caused by directly accessing the website built by UCMS.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-24981"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-09-04T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability exists in /ucms/chk.php in UCMS 1.4.8. This results in information leak via an error message caused by directly accessing the website built by UCMS.",
"id": "GHSA-r55p-2vrg-6w4h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:27:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:27:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24981"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sunian.top/2020/08/26/ucms-Incorrect%20Access%20Control"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-R56F-HG2R-5R5M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-03 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:04Zoho ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus before 4329 allows account takeover because authorization is mishandled.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-24306"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-02T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Zoho ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus before 4329 allows account takeover because authorization is mishandled.",
"id": "GHSA-r56f-hg2r-5r5m",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:04:16Z",
"published": "2022-03-03T00:00:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24306"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.manageengine.com/sharepoint-management-reporting/release-notes.html#4329"
}
],
"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-R59W-M542-R252
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-25 12:30 – Updated: 2024-09-25 12:30Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in WatchGuard Authentication Gateway (aka Single Sign-On Agent) on Windows allows an attacker with network access to execute restricted management commands. This issue affects Authentication Gateway: through 12.10.2.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-6593"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-25T12:15:05Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in WatchGuard Authentication Gateway (aka Single Sign-On Agent) on Windows allows an attacker with network access to execute restricted management commands.\nThis issue affects Authentication Gateway: through 12.10.2.",
"id": "GHSA-r59w-m542-r252",
"modified": "2024-09-25T12:30:40Z",
"published": "2024-09-25T12:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6593"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00015"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5H4-2CHQ-43M3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-20 21:30 – Updated: 2024-09-13 15:31An issue was discovered in Italtel Embrace 1.6.4. The web application inserts the access token of an authenticated user inside GET requests. The query string for the URL could be saved in the browser's history, passed through Referers to other web sites, stored in web logs, or otherwise recorded in other sources. If the query string contains sensitive information such as session identifiers, then attackers can use this information to launch further attacks. Because the access token in sent in GET requests, this vulnerability could lead to complete account takeover.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31842"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-20T20:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Italtel Embrace 1.6.4. The web application inserts the access token of an authenticated user inside GET requests. The query string for the URL could be saved in the browser\u0027s history, passed through Referers to other web sites, stored in web logs, or otherwise recorded in other sources. If the query string contains sensitive information such as session identifiers, then attackers can use this information to launch further attacks. Because the access token in sent in GET requests, this vulnerability could lead to complete account takeover.",
"id": "GHSA-r5h4-2chq-43m3",
"modified": "2024-09-13T15:31:31Z",
"published": "2024-08-20T21:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31842"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5PW-WRG5-WRFP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-14 15:30 – Updated: 2023-12-14 15:30IBM i Access Client Solutions 1.1.2 through 1.1.4 and 1.1.4.3 through 1.1.9.3 could allow an attacker to execute remote code. Due to improper authority checks the attacker could perform operations on the PC under the user's authority. IBM X-Force ID: 268273.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45185"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-14T14:15:42Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM i Access Client Solutions 1.1.2 through 1.1.4 and 1.1.4.3 through 1.1.9.3 could allow an attacker to execute remote code. Due to improper authority checks the attacker could perform operations on the PC under the user\u0027s authority. IBM X-Force ID: 268273.",
"id": "GHSA-r5pw-wrg5-wrfp",
"modified": "2023-12-14T15:30:22Z",
"published": "2023-12-14T15:30:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45185"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268273"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7091942"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5QP-5PH7-4XWW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-31 06:30 – Updated: 2026-01-31 06:30The Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to incorrect authorization on the parse_custom_args() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to expose the titles and excerpts of private, draft, pending, scheduled, and trashed posts.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-15525"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-31T05:16:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Ajax Load More \u2013 Infinite Scroll, Load More, \u0026 Lazy Load plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to incorrect authorization on the parse_custom_args() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to expose the titles and excerpts of private, draft, pending, scheduled, and trashed posts.",
"id": "GHSA-r5qp-5ph7-4xww",
"modified": "2026-01-31T06:30:12Z",
"published": "2026-01-31T06:30:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15525"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more/tags/7.8.1/core/classes/class-alm-queryargs.php#L500"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d01f4e67-a463-4973-97b1-41a64398686a?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-R5VF-GRCX-5VQP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-26 13:30 – Updated: 2026-06-29 23:09Mattermost versions 11.6.x <= 11.6.0, 11.5.x <= 11.5.3, 11.4.x <= 11.4.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.14 fail to validate the OAuth token scope on the callback which allows an authenticated Mattermost user to gain access to private repositories via modifying the scope parameter in the GitHub authorization URL. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00628
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "11.6.0"
},
{
"fixed": "11.6.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"11.6.0"
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "11.5.0"
},
{
"fixed": "11.5.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "11.4.0"
},
{
"fixed": "11.4.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "10.11.0"
},
{
"fixed": "10.11.15"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-github"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.0.1-0.20260318132218-6e6b740c4852"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-28735"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-29T23:09:22Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-22T17:16:46Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Mattermost versions 11.6.x \u003c= 11.6.0, 11.5.x \u003c= 11.5.3, 11.4.x \u003c= 11.4.4, 10.11.x \u003c= 10.11.14 fail to validate the OAuth token scope on the callback which allows an authenticated Mattermost user to gain access to private repositories via modifying the scope parameter in the GitHub authorization URL. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00628",
"id": "GHSA-r5vf-grcx-5vqp",
"modified": "2026-06-29T23:09:22Z",
"published": "2026-05-26T13:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28735"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-github/commit/6e6b740c4852cdfa136ee0ced160da832285c353"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Mattermost allows authenticated users to gain access to private repositories"
}
GHSA-R5W6-89H4-6HW8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-16 15:30 – Updated: 2026-03-20 15:31Improper authorization in Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows local attacker to disable configuring the background data usage of application.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-20992"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-16T14:18:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Improper authorization in Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows local attacker to disable configuring the background data usage of application.",
"id": "GHSA-r5w6-89h4-6hw8",
"modified": "2026-03-20T15:31:05Z",
"published": "2026-03-16T15:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20992"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026\u0026month=03"
}
],
"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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-R64Q-3FPG-C3HR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:05 – Updated: 2023-05-16 21:30Information Exposure vulnerability in Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS allows unauthorized user to gain access to report data if the URL used to access the report is discovered. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS 6.0 versions prior to 6.0.4.2.2; 6.1 versions prior to 6.1.4; 6.3 versions prior to 6.3.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-26845"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-14T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Information Exposure vulnerability in Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS allows unauthorized user to gain access to report data if the URL used to access the report is discovered. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS 6.0 versions prior to 6.0.4.2.2; 6.1 versions prior to 6.1.4; 6.3 versions prior to 6.3.",
"id": "GHSA-r64q-3fpg-c3hr",
"modified": "2023-05-16T21:30:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:05:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26845"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107991A8942\u0026LanguageCode=en\u0026DocumentPartId=\u0026Action=Launch"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.