CWE-269
DiscouragedImproper Privilege Management
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
6487 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6GHQ-4J9P-H2V9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 06:31 – Updated: 2026-03-03 06:31The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form Builder, Custom Login Form, User Profile, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-supplied role during membership registration without properly enforcing a server-side allowlist. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by supplying a role value during membership registration.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-1492"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-03T05:17:19Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The User Registration \u0026 Membership \u2013 Custom Registration Form Builder, Custom Login Form, User Profile, Content Restriction \u0026 Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-supplied role during membership registration without properly enforcing a server-side allowlist. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by supplying a role value during membership registration.",
"id": "GHSA-6ghq-4j9p-h2v9",
"modified": "2026-03-03T06:31:14Z",
"published": "2026-03-03T06:31:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1492"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3469042/user-registration"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e9fec92-f471-4ce9-9138-1c58ad658da2?source=cve"
}
],
"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-6GJH-QQGG-32FJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-05 12:31 – Updated: 2024-11-05 12:31Input parameter verification vulnerability in the background service module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-51521"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-05T10:21:12Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Input parameter verification vulnerability in the background service module\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.",
"id": "GHSA-6gjh-qqgg-32fj",
"modified": "2024-11-05T12:31:03Z",
"published": "2024-11-05T12:31:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51521"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/11"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6GJM-6WJ6-4PX5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-06 05:20 – Updated: 2022-08-06 05:20Impact
Users electing to prevent others starting private discussions with themselves.
Please note that admins and others with appropriate permissions can always bypass this preference, as was the case before.
Patches
Users of Byobu should update the extension to version 1.1.7, where this has been patched. This version is only supported on v1.2.0 and later of Flarum Core.
Users of Byobu with Flarum 1.0 or 1.1 should upgrade to Flarum 1.2 or later, or evaluate the impact this issue has on your forum's users and choose to disable the extension if needed.
Workarounds
There are no workarounds for this issue.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "fof/byobu"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0.3.0-beta.2"
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"fixed": "1.1.7"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-35921"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-08-06T05:20:52Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-01T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "### Impact\nUsers electing to prevent others starting private discussions with themselves.\n\n\u003e Please note that admins and others with appropriate permissions can always bypass this preference, as was the case before.\n\n### Patches\nUsers of Byobu should update the extension to version 1.1.7, where this has been patched. **This version is only supported on v1.2.0 and later of Flarum Core.**\n\nUsers of Byobu with Flarum 1.0 or 1.1 should upgrade to Flarum 1.2 or later, or evaluate the impact this issue has on your forum\u0027s users and choose to disable the extension if needed.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no workarounds for this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-6gjm-6wj6-4px5",
"modified": "2022-08-06T05:20:52Z",
"published": "2022-08-06T05:20:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu/security/advisories/GHSA-6gjm-6wj6-4px5"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35921"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu/commit/23dcf93a30f948d30c678a96681f7fdefeba5171"
},
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu"
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],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Byobu user preference to prevent private discussions being started are not respected"
}
GHSA-6GM4-XP3Q-W7XM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-02 09:32 – Updated: 2024-07-02 09:32Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. A local high privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-32854"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-02T07:15:03Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.8.0.0 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability. A local high privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-6gm4-xp3q-w7xm",
"modified": "2024-07-02T09:32:05Z",
"published": "2024-07-02T09:32:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32854"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000226569/dsa-2024-255-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6GMJ-F894-74GQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-29 21:33 – Updated: 2026-09-29 21:33Improper privilege management in Mojo in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 154.0.8037.92 allowed a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-102317"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-29T20:17:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Improper privilege management in Mojo in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 154.0.8037.92 allowed a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-6gmj-f894-74gq",
"modified": "2026-09-29T21:33:24Z",
"published": "2026-09-29T21:33:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102317"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01807488085.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517312707"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6GVR-F32J-Q7M9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:32 – Updated: 2026-09-15 21:32Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Platform Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. While the vulnerability is in Oracle BI Publisher, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-83268"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T20:18:39Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Platform Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. While the vulnerability is in Oracle BI Publisher, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-6gvr-f32j-q7m9",
"modified": "2026-09-15T21:32:27Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:32:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83268"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6H67-M47Q-XJ4P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-25 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-28 00:00This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-32801"
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-23T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-6h67-m47q-xj4p",
"modified": "2022-09-28T00:00:19Z",
"published": "2022-09-25T00:00:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32801"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6H72-M3XW-FP3C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:40 – Updated: 2024-01-30 22:44The Config File Provider Plugin is used to centrally manage configuration files that often include secrets, such as passwords. Users with only Overall/Read access to Jenkins were able to access URLs directly that allowed viewing these files. Access to view these files now requires sufficient permissions to configure the provided files, view the configuration of the folder in which the configuration files are defined, or have Job/Configure permissions to a job able to use these files.
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"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.16.1"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:config-file-provider"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
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"fixed": "2.16.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-1000104"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-01-30T22:44:21Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-05T01:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Config File Provider Plugin is used to centrally manage configuration files that often include secrets, such as passwords. Users with only Overall/Read access to Jenkins were able to access URLs directly that allowed viewing these files. Access to view these files now requires sufficient permissions to configure the provided files, view the configuration of the folder in which the configuration files are defined, or have Job/Configure permissions to a job able to use these files.",
"id": "GHSA-6h72-m3xw-fp3c",
"modified": "2024-01-30T22:44:21Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:40:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000104"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-08-07"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Improper Privilege Management in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin"
}
GHSA-6HCW-9GHR-6PFV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-22 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-29 00:01The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22394"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-21T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.",
"id": "GHSA-6hcw-9ghr-6pfv",
"modified": "2022-03-29T00:01:27Z",
"published": "2022-03-22T00:00:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22394"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222147"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6564745"
}
],
"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-6HHM-232W-8G2C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:36 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:36A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c40a148 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can cause an adversary to obtain elevated privileges. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-13515"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-862"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-18T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c40a148 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can cause an adversary to obtain elevated privileges. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-6hhm-232w-8g2c",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:36:50Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:36:50Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13515"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1112"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-48
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
Mitigation MIT-49
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse
An adversary is able to exploit features of the target that should be reserved for privileged users or administrators but are exposed to use by lower or non-privileged accounts. Access to sensitive information and functionality must be controlled to ensure that only authorized users are able to access these resources.
CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.
CAPEC-58: Restful Privilege Elevation
An adversary identifies a Rest HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permission method allowing them to perform various malicious actions upon server data due to lack of access control mechanisms implemented within the application service accepting HTTP messages.