Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
We track 1,938 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.4. 22 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- Architecture and Design Operation: Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
- Architecture and Design: Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
- Architecture and Design: Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
Latest Improper Privilege Management vulnerabilities
- 9.8 Critical severity
parse-server: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that runs Node.js. In versions prior to 8.6.0-alpha.2, a GitHub CI workflow is triggered in a way that grants the GitHub Actions workflow elevated permissions, giving it access t
- 9.8 Critical severity
WP CarDealer: Improper Privilege Management
The WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.16. This is due to the 'WP_CarDealer_User::process_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it
- 8.7 High severity
Dialogflow CX: Improper Privilege Management
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Google Cloud's Dialogflow CX. Dialogflow agent developers with Webhook editor permission are able to configure Webhooks using Dialogflow service agent access token authentication. This allows the attacker to escal
- 7.8 High severity
Firewall Analyzer: Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer on Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Escalation, Parameter Injection. A local user with access to the command line may escalate their privileges by abusing the parameters of a command that i
- 7.6 High severity
Apigee-X: Improper Privilege Management
A vulnerability in Apigee-X allowed an attacker to gain unauthorized read and write access to Apigee Analytics (AX) data and access logs belonging to other Apigee customer organizations. Apigee-X was found to be vulnerable. This vulnerability was patched in ve
- 9.8 Critical severity
DesignThemes LMS: Improper Privilege Management
The DesignThemes LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to the 'dtlms_register_user_front_end' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it pos
- 7.2 High severity
Nshield 5c Firmware: Improper Privilege Management
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7 (patched in 13.6.12 (LTS) and 13.9.0 (STS)), allow a physically proximate attacker to escalate privileges by editing the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to start a root shel
- 9.8 Critical severity
Nshield 5c Firmware: Improper Privilege Management
The Chassis Management Board in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7 (patched in 13.6.12 (LTS) and 13.9.0 (STS)), allows a physically proximate attacker to obtain debug access and escalate privileges by bypassing th
- 8.8 High severity
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing…: Improper Privilege Management
The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2. This is due to missing authorization checks on the eh_crm_edit_agent AJAX action. This makes it poss
- 9.1 Critical severity
ZenTao: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A flaw has been found in ZenTao up to 21.7.6-8564. The affected element is the function file::delete of the file module/file/control.php of the component File Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument fileID can lead to improper privilege management. It
- 8.8 High severity
Tiger: Improper Privilege Management
The Tiger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 101.2.1. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the $user->set_role() function. This makes it possible for authenticate
- 9.8 Critical severity
Tiger: Improper Privilege Management
The Tiger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 101.2.1. This is due to the 'paypal-submit.php' file not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated
- 9.8 Critical severity
Tiare Membership: Improper Privilege Management
The Tiare Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the 'tiare_membership_init_rest_api_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This make
- 9.8 Critical severity
FindAll Listing: Improper Privilege Management
The FindAll Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to the 'findall_listing_user_registration_additional_params' function not restricting what user roles a user can register wi
- 7.5 High severity
ElasticNet UME R32: Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE ElasticNet UME R32 on Linux allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects ElasticNet UME R32: ElasticNet_UME_R32_V16.23.20.04.
- 9.3 Critical severity
UPSilon2000V6.0: Improper Privilege Management
The RupsMon.exe service executable in UPSilon 2000 has insecure permissions, allowing the 'Everyone' group Full Control. A local attacker can replace the executable with a malicious binary to execute code with SYSTEM privileges or simply change the config path
- 7.8 High severity
DGX Spark: Improper Privilege Management
NVIDIA DGX Spark GB10 contains a vulnerability in hardware resources where an attacker could tamper with hardware controls. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, or denial of service.
- 7.8 High severity
DGX Spark: Improper Privilege Management
NVIDIA DGX Spark GB10 contains a vulnerability in SROOT, where an attacker could use privileged access to gain access to SoC protected areas. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, information disclosure, data tampering, denia
- 9.8 Critical severity
EduKart Pro: Improper Privilege Management
The EduKart Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to the 'edukart_pro_register_user_front_end' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it po
- 9.1 Critical severity
Serv-U: Improper Privilege Management
A missing validation process exists in Serv U when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium
- 8.8 High severity
LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online…: Improper Privilege Management
The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to allowing them to modify their own role via the REST API. Th
- 8.8 High severity
Intel(R) CIP software: Improper Privilege Management
Improper privilege management for some Intel(R) CIP software before version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity att
- 9.8 Critical severity
EasyCommerce – AI-Powered WordPress Ecommerce…: Improper Privilege Management
The EasyCommerce – AI-Powered, Fast & Beautiful WordPress Ecommerce Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions 0.9.0-beta2 to 1.8.2. This is due to the /easycommerce/v1/orders REST API endpoint not properly restricting the ab
- 8.8 High severity
Mementor Core: Improper Privilege Management
The Mementor Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5. This is due to plugin not properly handling the user switch back function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscr
- 7.8 High severity
incus: Improper Privilege Management
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. An issue in versions prior to 6.0.6 and 6.19.0 affects any Incus user in an environment where an unprivileged user may have root access to a container with an attached custom storage volume that has the
- 7.5 High severity
Chrome: Improper Privilege Management
Inappropriate implementation in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- 7.7 High severity
Looker Studio: Improper Privilege Management
An improper privilege management vulnerability was found in Looker Studio. It impacted all JDBC-based connectors. A Looker Studio user with report view access could make a copy of the report and execute arbitrary SQL that would run on the data source database
- 8.8 High severity
SuiteCRM: Improper Privilege Management
SuiteCRM is an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. Versions 7.14.7 and prior, 8.0.0-beta.1 through 8.9.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where user sessions are not invalidated upon account de
- 9.0 Critical severity
clipbucket-v5: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
ClipBucket v5 is an open source video sharing platform. In versions 5.5.2 - #156 and below, an authenticated regular user can create a photo collection whose Collection Name contains HTML/JavaScript payloads, which making ClipBucket’s Manage Photos feature vul
- 8.8 High severity
Server: Improper Privilege Management
Improper privilege management during pre-MFA cookie handling in Devolutions Server allows a low-privileged authenticated user to impersonate another account by replaying the pre-MFA cookie.This does not bypass the target account MFA verification step. This iss
- 7.2 High severity
CloudLin: Improper Privilege Management
Dell CloudLink, versions prior to 8.1.1, contain a vulnerability where a privileged user with known password can run CLI Escape Vulnerability to gain control of system.
- 7.2 High severity
XI: Improper Privilege Management
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in which an authenticated administrator could leverage the Migrate Server feature to obtain root privileges on the underlying XI host. By abusing the migration workflow, an adm
- 9.8 Critical severity
Doccure Core: Improper Privilege Management
The Doccure Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and excluding, 1.5.4. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role or by supplying 'user_type' field. This makes i
- 9.8 Critical severity
King Addons for Elementor – 4,000+ ready…: Improper Privilege Management
The King Addons for Elementor – Free Elements, Widgets, Templates, and Features for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 24.12.92 to 51.1.14 . This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that users c
- 7.8 High severity
Agent for Microsoft Windows: Improper Privilege Management
This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows for Local Privilege Escalation if a system administrator is tricked into restoring a malicious file.
- 7.2 High severity
XI: Improper Privilege Management
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.0.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the System Profile component. The System Profile feature is an administrative diagnostic/configuration capability. Due to improper access controls and unsafe handling of exp
- 8.8 High severity
XI: Improper Privilege Management
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability related to NagVis configuration handling (nagvis.conf). An authenticated user could manipulate NagVis configuration data or leverage insufficiently validated configuration settin
- 7.5 High severity
TropOS 4th Gen: Improper Privilege Management
By making minor configuration changes to the TropOS 4th Gen device, an authenticated user with the ability to run user level shell commands can enable access via secure shell (SSH) to an unrestricted root shell. This is possible through abuse of a particular s
- 8.1 High severity
Academy LMS Pro: Improper Privilege Management
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's role prior to registering
- 7.3 High severity
Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used…: Improper Privilege Management
The Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to the plugin assigning the editor role by default. While l