Missing Authorization
CWE-862
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
We track 2,825 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.3. 13 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- 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) 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.
- 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.
- Architecture and Design: 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 and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature.
- 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.
- 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.
Latest Missing Authorization vulnerabilities
- 8.4 High severity
Android: Missing Authorization
In setAccessibilityWindowAttributes of AccessibilityWindowManager.java, there is a possible untrusted/misleading UI issue due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User i
- 8.4 High severity
Android: Missing Authorization
In nfa_t4tnfcee_store_rx_buf of nfa_nfcee_act.cc, there is a possible way to achieve code execution due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not need
- 8.1 High severity
Munshi: Missing Authorization
Munshi (by Petpooja) before 2026-07-07 contained a missing authorization vulnerability in its company deletion workflow at DELETE /api/companies/{company_id}, where the application fails to enforce the dedicated company_delete permission or verify company owne
- 7.1 High severity
Camaleon CMS: Missing Authorization
Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in Admin::MediaController that allows low-privileged authenticated users to bypass the role-based Media permission. Attackers can POST to /admin/media/upload to store files, read private
- 7.2 High severity
Product Gallery Slider & Additional Variation…: Missing Authorization
Product Gallery Slider & Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 2.3.23 before 2.3.26 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in Codestar backup AJAX actions csf-export, csf-import and csf-reset. Shop Managers can read the csf_backup_nonce from the
- 7.8 High severity
eta-register: Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization vulnerability in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute eta-register allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects eta-register: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.9.
- 7.5 High severity
Gitea: Missing Authorization
Repository and organization project boards listed the pull requests that reference each issue on the board without checking whether the viewer can read them. When a private pull request mentions an issue on a board the viewer can open, the board revealed the p
- 9.1 Critical severity
Popup Builder – Create highly converting…: Missing Authorization
The Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.5 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to
- 9.1 Critical severity
WP Booking System – Booking Calendar: Missing Authorization
The WP Booking System - Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpbs_action_ajax_calendar_remove_note() function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.0.5 This makes it p
- 7.5 High severity
Mapster WP Maps: Missing Authorization
The Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not perform any authorization check on a REST API route that writes post data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the title of arbitrary posts, create arbitrary published posts, and overwrite
- 8.1 High severity
shopper: Improper Authorization
Shopper is a Headless e-commerce Admin Panel. Prior to 2.10.0, the Variants Livewire component in `packages/admin/src/Livewire/Components/Products/Form/Variants.php` exposes `DeleteAction` and `DeleteBulkAction` without server-side authorization. An authentica
- 8.1 High severity
ztnet: Missing Authorization
ZTNET is a ZeroTier web UI for private controllers with multiuser and organization support. Prior to 0.8.0, any authenticated low-privilege user can permanently deactivate another account, including an administrator, through `POST /api/auth/user/invalidateUser
- 9.8 Critical severity
Sentinel Keys Server: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Stack-based buffer overflow and missing authorization vulnerability in Thales Sentinel Keys Server on Windows allows Overflow Buffers. Sentinel Keys Server does not check the length of the first field in the HTTP request. An attacker may craft an HTTP request
- 7.1 High severity
MyTube: Missing Authorization
MyTube is a self-hosted downloader and player for several video websites. Prior to version 1.10.3, backend video access does not enforce the visitor role's intended public-only restriction when `loginEnabled=true` and a visitor password is configured. The fron
- 7.1 High severity
ragflow: Missing Authorization
RAGFlow is an open-source RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) engine. From 0.25.2 until 0.27.3, POST /api/v1/agents/chat/completions invokes completion_openai and returns through the openai-compatible branch before UserCanvasService.accessible() checks whethe
- 9.6 Critical severity
pgAdmin 4: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
libpq looks a connection service up in the service file of the operating-system account running pgAdmin 4, and an entry there can hold a password or name a password file or client certificate. In server mode any user could set a server's Service, or a "service
- 8.2 High severity
hydra: Missing Authorization
Hydra is a layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Prior to 2.1.0, the `Claim` branch in `hydra-plutus/validators/deposit.ak` checks only that `datum.head_id` matches the attacker-controlled `redeemer.currencySymbol` and that the transaction is valid befor
- 7.5 High severity
Email Templates Customizer and Designer for…: Missing Authorization
The Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.14 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perf
- 10.0 Critical severity
bazarr: Cross-Site Request Forgery
Bazarr is a companion application to Sonarr and Radarr. Prior to 1.5.7-beta.14, the `api_ns_plex` namespace in `bazarr/api/plex/oauth.py` omits `@authenticate` on its Resource handlers, while normal APIs require an API key and no global authentication hook com
- 7.1 High severity
pipeshub-ai: Missing Authorization
PipesHub 0.3.0 before 0.10.0 contains an event type injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with only the crawl:write scope to delete connectors by injecting into the :connector path segment. Attackers can send a :connector value like web.delet
- 7.1 High severity
sonicjs: Missing Authorization
SonicJS through 3.0.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the /api/:collection and /api/content write routes that only check coarse role labels. Authenticated authors or editors can use a bearer JWT or API key to create, modify, publish, or soft-
- 8.0 High severity
zuke: Missing Authorization
Zuke is a code-first, strongly typed build automation system for Deno. Prior to 1.51.0, the @zuke/core MCP registry mode accepts command-form registry descriptors without applying the ZUKE_REGISTRY_LAUNCH_HOSTS authorization enforced for remote module descript
- 7.5 High severity
CoPilot: Improper Authentication
SOCFortress CoPilot focuses on providing a single pane of glass for all your security operations needs. Prior to 0.1.77, the Velociraptor Sigma exclusion-management endpoints in `backend/app/incidents/routes/incident_alert.py` omit role and tenant authorizatio
- 8.5 High severity
CoPilot: Improper Access Control
SOCFortress CoPilot focuses on providing a single pane of glass for all your security operations needs. Prior to 0.1.76, `POST /api/agent_data_store/upload` in `backend/app/data_store/data_store_routes.py` permits `customer_user` callers to choose `bucket_name
- 7.9 High severity
SharePoint Manager Plus: Missing Authorization
An improper access control vulnerability exists in the multi-factor authentication (MFA) functionality of ManageEngine SharePoint Manager Plus (SPMP). A low-privileged authenticated user can bypass authorization checks to read and modify MFA configuration sett
- 8.8 High severity
DataCap: Missing Authorization
DataCap through 2025.1.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to escalate privileges by calling administrative role and menu management APIs. Attackers, including self-registered accounts, can send PUT requests to /
- 7.6 High severity
Kirki: Missing Authorization
Kirki plugin for WordPress before 6.4.1 contains a broken object-level access control vulnerability in its page REST API, where the PUT /wp-json/kirki/v1/pages/{page_id} route and the save_page_data, duplicate, and delete handlers in PageController.php rely on
- 7.5 High severity
AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for…: Missing Authorization
The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.6 This is due to the MCP module's OAuth 2.1 Dynamic Client Registration endpoint (/wp-json/mcp/v
- 9.0 Critical severity
CoPilot: Improper Control of Generation of Code
SOCFortress CoPilot focuses on providing a single pane of glass for all your security operations needs. Prior to 0.1.76, in the reported deployment, case-report templates uploaded by `customer_user`, the lowest-privilege portal role, are later executed by non-
- 7.5 High severity
pipelines: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Kubeflow Pipelines enables users to build and deploy portable, scalable machine learning workflows. Prior to 2.18.0, the API server's GET /apis/v1alpha1/runs/{run_id}/nodes/{node_id}/log handler retrieved logs without authorizing the caller against the selecte
- 9.1 Critical severity
WS_FTP Server: Missing Authorization
Missing authorization in the administrative interface of Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows could allow a delegated Host Administrator to exceed their authorized scope, potentially enabling arbitrary command exec
- 8.1 High severity
zitadel: Missing Authorization
ZITADEL 3.0.0 through 3.4.15 and 4.0.0 before 4.19.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in Login V2 that allows attackers to approve OAuth 2.0 device authorizations using a victim's existing session without consent. Attackers can send a signed-in u
- 8.8 High severity
Langflow OSS: Missing Authorization
IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.12.4 could allow a remote attacker with a low-privileged authenticated account to bypass the administrator-only restriction and execute arbitrary code on the server by configuring a built-in code-execution component with attack
- 7.1 High severity
Broadcast Live Video: Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization vulnerability in VideoWhisper.com Broadcast Live Video videowhisper-live-streaming-integration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Broadcast Live Video: from n/a through 7.3.9.
- 7.5 High severity
LearnPress: Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThimPress LearnPress learnpress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects LearnPress: from n/a through 4.4.11.
- 7.5 High severity
GEO my WordPress: Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eyal Fitoussi GEO my WordPress geo-my-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GEO my WordPress: from n/a through 4.5.5.5.
- 7.1 High severity
HANDMADE – Dropshipping for Etsy and WooCommerce: Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization vulnerability in VillaTheme HANDMADE – Dropshipping for Etsy and WooCommerce handmade-dropshipping-for-etsy-and-woo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HANDMADE – Dropshipping for Ets
- 7.3 High severity
AVideo-Encoder: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
AVideo is a video-sharing Platform. Prior to 8.1.0, the encoder lacks a global authentication layer and exposes control and status PHP endpoints to anonymous network callers. `view/run.php` has a commented-out guard and invokes `Encoder::run()`. `view/queue.js
- 7.5 High severity
Bricks Builder: Missing Authorization
Bricks Builder 2.4.3 and before contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access restricted post content by submitting crafted post_status and post_type values in the originalQueryVars parameter to the POST /wp-jso
- 8.3 High severity
russh: Missing Authorization
russh is a Rust SSH client and server library that includes an SSH agent protocol implementation. From 0.50.0-beta.12 until 0.65.0, the agent server's Connection::try_sign path in russh/src/keys/agent/server.rs recognizes SSH_AGENT_CONSTRAIN_CONFIRM but return