Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Allowed-with-Review

Incorrect 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.

7172 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-5R8F-96GM-5J6G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-01 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-01 00:00
VLAI
Summary
OpenClaw Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only session reset via `chat.send` `/reset`
Details

Summary

The chat.send path reused command authorization to trigger /reset session rotation even though direct session reset is an admin-only control-plane operation.

Impact

A write-scoped gateway caller could rotate a target session, archive the prior transcript state, and force a new session id without admin scope.

Affected Component

src/gateway/server-methods/chat.ts, src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts

Fixed Versions

  • Affected: <= 2026.3.24
  • Patched: >= 2026.3.28
  • Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit be00fcfccb (Gateway: align chat.send reset scope checks).

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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T00:00:34Z",
  "published": "2026-04-01T00:00:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/be00fcfccba108f88dc3d4380146c6e058770b03"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.28"
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only session reset via `chat.send` `/reset`"
}

GHSA-5RFM-Q8CG-PQ99

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-03 00:30 – Updated: 2023-01-09 21:30
VLAI
Details

The iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more WordPress plugin before 3.3.3 does does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin as long as they are arrays. As a result, any authenticated users, such as subscriber can grant themselves any privileges, such as edit_plugins etc

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    "CVE-2022-3911"
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  "id": "GHSA-5rfm-q8cg-pq99",
  "modified": "2023-01-09T21:30:22Z",
  "published": "2023-01-03T00:30:44Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3911"
    },
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c47fdca8-74ac-48a4-9780-556927fb4e52"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-5RJF-VJ5J-H95F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-10 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:59
VLAI
Details

Improper authorization in Intel(R) EMA Configuration Tool before version 1.0.4 and Intel(R) MC before version 2.4 software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

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  "id": "GHSA-5rjf-vj5j-h95f",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T03:59:34Z",
  "published": "2023-05-10T15:30:21Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00808.html"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-5RM5-XP9H-JF8Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-31 00:00 – Updated: 2022-01-08 00:00
VLAI
Details

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU version 2.08B01 does not have sufficient access controls for the WAN interface. The default iptables ruleset for governing access to services on the device only apply to IPv4. All services running on the devices are accessible via the WAN interface via IPv6 by default.

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    "nvd_published_at": "2021-12-30T22:15:00Z",
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  "id": "GHSA-5rm5-xp9h-jf8q",
  "modified": "2022-01-08T00:00:40Z",
  "published": "2021-12-31T00:00:35Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20149"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-54"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-5RMR-6C73-3Q3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-10 15:33 – Updated: 2026-09-10 15:33
VLAI
Details

Capgo fails to clean up channel permission overrides when a user's last organization role binding is deleted, leaving stale overrides active. Attackers can retain channel-specific permissions after their base RBAC access has been revoked to perform unauthorized actions like changing production OTA versions.

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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-10T14:17:11Z",
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  "id": "GHSA-5rmr-6c73-3q3m",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T15:33:16Z",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:33:16Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo.app/security/advisories/GHSA-qfxq-2ch8-hjg9"
    },
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88860"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/capgo-authorization-bypass-via-stale-channel-permission-overrides"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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"
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GHSA-5RMX-256W-8MJ9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-26 22:22 – Updated: 2026-02-26 22:22
VLAI
Summary
WireGuard Portal is Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via User Self-Update to Admin Level
Details

Privilege Escalation to Admin via User Self-Update in wg-portal

Summary

Any authenticated non-admin user can become a full administrator by sending a single PUT request to their own user profile endpoint with "IsAdmin": true in the JSON body. After logging out and back in, the session picks up admin privileges from the database.

Tested against wg-portal v2.1.2 (Docker image wgportal/wg-portal:v2).

Root Cause

When a user updates their own profile, the server parses the full JSON body into the user model, including the IsAdmin boolean field. A function responsible for preserving calculated or protected attributes pins certain fields to their database values (such as base model data, linked peer count, and authentication data), but it does not do this for IsAdmin. As a result, whatever value the client sends for IsAdmin is written directly to the database.

Impact

After the exploit, the attacker has full admin access to the WireGuard VPN management portal. They can:

  • Read and modify every user account
  • Create, modify, and delete WireGuard peers on any interface
  • View WireGuard interface configurations
  • Disable or lock other user accounts
  • Access the full user list and their API tokens

Patches

The problem was fixed in the latest release, v2.1.3. The docker images for the tag 'latest' built from the master branch also include the fix.

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        "name": "github.com/h44z/wg-portal"
      },
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-26T22:22:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-26T02:16:20Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "modified": "2026-02-26T22:22:23Z",
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GHSA-5RXC-XRPX-C9WF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-11 03:31 – Updated: 2026-03-11 03:31
VLAI
Details

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized view access of data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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    "CVE-2026-21289"
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-11T03:15:53Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized view access of data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
  "id": "GHSA-5rxc-xrpx-c9wf",
  "modified": "2026-03-11T03:31:27Z",
  "published": "2026-03-11T03:31:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21289"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb26-05.html"
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
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GHSA-5RXW-RF87-QV96

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-25 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-28 21:30
VLAI
Details

Incorrect authorization in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-25T21:18:20Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "details": "Incorrect authorization in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
  "id": "GHSA-5rxw-rf87-qv96",
  "modified": "2026-08-28T21:30:57Z",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:31:44Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79258"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/524418836"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  ]
}

GHSA-5V2P-2VJM-J3W4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-14 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-20 00:00
VLAI
Details

Penta Security Systems Inc WAPPLES 4.0., 5.0.0., 5.0.12.* are vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The operating system that WAPPLES runs on has a built-in non-privileged user penta with a predefined password. The password for this user, as well as its existence, is not disclosed in the documentation. Knowing the credentials, attackers can use this feature to gain uncontrolled access to the device and therefore are considered an undocumented possibility for remote control.

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    "CVE-2022-35582"
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-13T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Penta Security Systems Inc WAPPLES 4.0.*, 5.0.0.*, 5.0.12.* are vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The operating system that WAPPLES runs on has a built-in non-privileged user penta with a predefined password. The password for this user, as well as its existence, is not disclosed in the documentation. Knowing the credentials, attackers can use this feature to gain uncontrolled access to the device and therefore are considered an undocumented possibility for remote control.",
  "id": "GHSA-5v2p-2vjm-j3w4",
  "modified": "2022-09-20T00:00:28Z",
  "published": "2022-09-14T00:00:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35582"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples"
    }
  ],
  "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-5V2P-VXXV-R62R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-27 21:31
VLAI
Details

On Linux, several OpenZFS ioctl authorization checks accept a capability held only within a user-created, unprivileged namespace as equivalent to real host privilege, allowing an unprivileged local user to perform operations that should require root. Affected operations include pool-administrative operations (eg create, import, destroy), pool event log access (zpool events) and fault injection (zinject). Exploiting the problem requires only that the local user is permitted to open /dev/zfs (governed by local device permissions) and that the kernel permits unprivileged user namespace creation. No prior access to the target pool or its underlying devices is needed.

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    "CVE-2026-79619"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-26T13:19:24Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "On Linux, several OpenZFS ioctl authorization checks accept a capability held only within a user-created, unprivileged namespace as equivalent to real host privilege, allowing an unprivileged local user to perform operations that should require root. Affected operations include pool-administrative operations (eg create, import, destroy), pool event log access (zpool events) and fault injection (zinject). Exploiting the problem requires only that the local user is permitted to open /dev/zfs (governed by local device permissions) and that the kernel permits unprivileged user namespace creation. No prior access to the target pool or its underlying devices is needed.",
  "id": "GHSA-5v2p-vxxv-r62r",
  "modified": "2026-08-27T21:31:24Z",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:31:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79619"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/18959"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhf5-q8gw-qg9v"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.2.11"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.3.9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.4.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Aug/40"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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"
    }
  ]
}

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.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.