Incorrect Authorization
CWE-863
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.
We track 1,736 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.3. 23 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 Incorrect Authorization vulnerabilities
- 7.8 High severity
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: Incorrect Authorization
A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges no
- 9.4 Critical severity
https://oss.growatt.com: Incorrect Authorization
An incorrect authorisation check in the the 'plant transfer' function of the Growatt cloud service allowed a malicous attacker with a valid account to transfer any plant into his/her account.
- 8.7 High severity
VoidBot_open-source: Incorrect Authorization
VoidBot Open-Source is a customizable Discord bot. VoidBot Open-Source versions 0.0.1 through 0.8.1 contain a vulnerability in the command handler where permission checks are not properly enforced for certain administrative commands. This allows users without
- 8.8 High severity
Oracle Database Server: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Database component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19.27 and 23.4-23.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session, Create Procedure privilege with netwo
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Mobile Field Service: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Mobile Field Service product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Multiplatform Sync Errors). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network ac
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Lease and Finance Management: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Lease and Finance Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access
- 8.8 High severity
zitadel: Session Fixation
ZITADEL is an open source identity management system. Starting in version 2.53.0 and prior to versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14, vulnerability in ZITADEL's session management API allows any authenticated user to update a session if they know its
- 8.8 High severity
xwiki-rendering: Improper Control of Generation of Code
XWiki Rendering is a generic rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax (wiki syntax, HTML, etc) into another syntax (XHTML, etc). Starting in version 4.2-milestone-1 and prior to versions 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10, the default macro cont
- 7.8 High severity
Multipass: Incorrect Authorization
In Canonical Multipass up to and including version 1.15.1 on macOS, incorrect default permissions allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying files executed with administrative privileges by a Launch Daemon during system startup.
- 7.3 High severity
ColdFusion: Incorrect Authorization
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain u
- 9.3 Critical severity
KACE Systems Management Appliance: Incorrect Authorization
The agent in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) before 14.0.97 and 14.1.x before 14.1.19 potentially allows privilege escalation on managed systems.
- 8.8 High severity
Sudo: Incorrect Authorization
Sudo before 1.9.17p1, when used with a sudoers file that specifies a host that is neither the current host nor ALL, allows listed users to execute commands on unintended machines.
- 9.3 Critical severity
zulucrypt: Incorrect Authorization
The Debian zuluPolkit/CMakeLists.txt file for zuluCrypt through the zulucrypt_6.2.0-1 package has insecure PolicyKit allow_any/allow_inactive/allow_active settings that allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root.
- 8.8 High severity
Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial: Incorrect Authorization
Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial Technician API Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial charging s
- 8.1 High severity
incus: Incorrect Authorization
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus versions 6.12 and 6.13generates nftables rules that partially bypass security options `security.mac_filtering`, `security.ipv4_filtering` and `s
- 8.1 High severity
Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment (WISE): Incorrect Authorization
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send Modbus TCP packets to manipulate Digital Outputs, potentially allowing remote control of relay channel which may lead to operational or safety risks.
- 7.5 High severity
Dnn.Platform: Incorrect Authorization
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. In versions 7.0.0 to before 10.0.1, DNN.PLATFORM allows a specially crafted request or proxy to be created that could bypass the design of DNN Login I
- 8.8 High severity
AI Engine: Incorrect Authorization
The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'Meow_MWAI_Labs_MCP::can_access_mcp' function in versions 2.8.0 to 2.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated a
- 9.8 Critical severity
teleport: Incorrect Authorization
Teleport provides connectivity, authentication, access controls and audit for infrastructure. Community Edition versions before and including 17.5.1 are vulnerable to remote authentication bypass. At time of posting, there is no available open-source patch.
- 8.8 High severity
xwiki-platform: Incorrect Authorization
XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerab
- 8.8 High severity
Commerce Alphabank Redirect: Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Commerce Alphabank Redirect allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects Commerce Alphabank Redirect: from 0.0.0 before 1.0.3.
- 8.8 High severity
Commerce Eurobank (Redirect): Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Commerce Eurobank (Redirect) allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects Commerce Eurobank (Redirect): from 0.0.0 before 2.1.1.
- 7.8 High severity
Stash: Incorrect Authorization
The ws.stash.app.mac.daemon.helper tool contains a vulnerability caused by an incorrect use of macOS’s authorization model. Instead of validating the client's authorization reference, the helper invokes AuthorizationCopyRights() using its own privileged contex
- 8.8 High severity
GIM: Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect authorization vulnerability in TCMAN's GIM v11. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to create a user and assign it many privileges by sending a POST request to /PC/frmGestionUser.aspx/updateUser.
- 9.1 Critical severity
deno: Incorrect Authorization
Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Starting in version 2.2.0 and prior to versions 2.2.5, it is possible to bypass Deno's permission read/write db permission check by using `ATTACH DATABASE` statement. Version 2.2.5 contains a patch for
- 8.6 High severity
Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization Exploited
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- 8.6 High severity
Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization Exploited
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- 8.3 High severity
Grafana: Incorrect Authorization
A security vulnerability in the /apis/dashboard.grafana.app/* endpoints allows authenticated users to bypass dashboard and folder permissions. The vulnerability affects all API versions (v0alpha1, v1alpha1, v2alpha1). Impact: - Viewers can view all dashboards/
- 9.8 Critical severity
MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981…: Incorrect Authorization
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID
- 8.3 High severity
valtimo-backend-libraries: Incorrect Authorization
Valtimo is a platform for Business Process Automation. In versions starting from 11.0.0.RELEASE to 11.3.3.RELEASE and 12.0.0.RELEASE to 12.12.0.RELEASE, all objects for which an object-management configuration exists can be listed, viewed, edited, created or d
- 9.3 Critical severity
Lovable: Incorrect Authorization
An insufficient database Row-Level Security policy in Lovable through 2025-04-15 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to read or write to arbitrary database tables of generated sites. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because each individual customer o
- 8.1 High severity
freescout: Incorrect Authorization
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, the System does not provide a check on which "clients" of the System an authorized user can view and edit, and which ones they cannot. As a result, an authorized user who d
- 8.1 High severity
freescout: Incorrect Authorization
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, the application incorrectly checks user access rights for conversations. Users with show_only_assigned_conversations enabled can assign themselves to an arbitrary conversat
- 8.1 High severity
freescout: Incorrect Authorization
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.179, there is no check to ensure that the user is disabling notifications for the mailbox to which they already have access. Moreover, the code explicitly implements functionali
- 7.8 High severity
FortiClientMac: Incorrect Authorization
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages.
- 9.1 Critical severity
Schule: Incorrect Authorization
Schule is open-source school management system software. The application relies on client-side JavaScript (index.js) to redirect users to different panels based on their role. Prior to version 1.0.1, this implementation poses a serious security risk because it
- 9.8 Critical severity
WSO2 API Manager: Incorrect Authorization
An incorrect authorization vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in the account recovery-related SOAP admin service. A malicious actor can exploit this vulnerability to reset the password of any user account, leading to a
- 9.0 Critical severity
ASPECT-Enterprise: Incorrect Authorization
System File Deletion vulnerabilities in ASPECT provide attackers access to delete system files if session administrator credentials become compromised. This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.08.03; NEXUS Series: through 3.08.03; MATRIX Series: through
- 7.0 High severity
Proget: Incorrect Authorization
In Proget MDM, a low-privileged user can retrieve passwords for managed devices and subsequently use functionalities restricted by the MDM (Mobile Device Management). For it to happen, they must know the UUIDs of targetted devices, which might be obtained by e
- 8.4 High severity
ColdFusion: Incorrect Authorization
ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to by