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
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle MES for Process Manufacturing: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle MES for Process Manufacturing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Device Integration). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Work in Process: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Work in Process product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Messages). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compr
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Quoting: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Quoting product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: User Interface). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.7-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to comprom
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Field Service: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Field Service product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Field Service Engineer Portal). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network acces
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Common Applications Calendar: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Common Applications Calendar product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Tasks). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.6-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTT
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Incentive Compensation: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Incentive Compensation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Compensation Plan). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access v
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Applications Manager: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Manager product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Diagnostics). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.11-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Cost Management: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Cost Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Cost Planning). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.12-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Advanced Pricing: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Advanced Pricing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Price List). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to co
- 8.1 High severity
Oracle Site Hub: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle Site Hub product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Site Hierarchy Flows). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to
- 7.5 High severity
Oracle WebLogic Server: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3,
- 7.5 High severity
Oracle VM VirtualBox: Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infr
- 8.8 High severity
sakai: Improper Authorization
Sakai is a Collaboration and Learning Environment. Starting in version 23.0 and prior to version 23.2, kernel users created with type roleview can log in as a normal user. This can result in illegal access being granted to the system. Version 23.3 fixes this v
- 7.8 High severity
opencanary: Incorrect Authorization
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileg
- 9.1 Critical severity
revic_ops_firmware: Incorrect Authorization
An issue in Revic Optics Revic Ops (us.revic.revicops) 1.12.5 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the firmware update process.
- 9.1 Critical severity
switchbot_firmware: Incorrect Authorization
An issue in SWITCHBOT INC SwitchBot (com.theswitchbot.switchbot) 5.0.4 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the firmware update process.
- 9.8 Critical severity
sampmax_firmware: Incorrect Authorization
An Incorrect Access Control issue in SAMPMAX com.sampmax.homemax 2.1.2.7 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the firmware update process.
- 9.1 Critical severity
ridelink_firmware: Incorrect Authorization
An issue in GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD RideLink (tw.giant.ridelink) 2.0.7 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the firmware update process.
- 8.8 High severity
GitLab: Incorrect Authorization
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumst
- 9.1 Critical severity
lemonldap-ng: Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect credential validation in LemonLDAP::NG 2.18.x and 2.19.x before 2.19.2 allows attackers to bypass OAuth2 client authentication via an empty client_password parameter (client secret).
- 8.1 High severity
parse-server: Incorrect Authorization
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. If the Parse Server option allowCustomObjectId: true is set, an attacker that is allowed to create a new user can set a custom object ID for that new user t
- 7.8 High severity
RevoWorks Cloud Client: Incorrect Authorization
RevoWorks Cloud Client 3.0.91 and earlier contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. If this vulnerability is exploited, unintended processes may be executed in the sandbox environment. Even if malware is executed in the sandbox environment, it does no
- 7.5 High severity
HarmonyOS: Incorrect Authorization
Access permission verification vulnerability in the App Multiplier module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
- 9.8 Critical severity
CyberMath: Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in National Keep Cyber Security Services CyberMath allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects CyberMath: before CYBM.240816253.
- 9.3 Critical severity
Cisco IOS XE Software: Incorrect Authorization
A vulnerability in the Central Web Authentication (CWA) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass the pre-authentication access control list (ACL), which could allow access to network
- 9.8 Critical severity
firmware: Incorrect Authorization
Meshtastic is an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network. Meshtastic uses MQTT to communicate over an internet connection to a shared or private MQTT Server. Nodes can communicate directly via an internet connection or proxied through a connected ph
- 9.1 Critical severity
SSO Agent: Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in WatchGuard Authentication Gateway (aka Single Sign-On Agent) on Windows allows an attacker with network access to execute restricted management commands. An attacker that has already gained network access could exploit
- 9.1 Critical severity
SSO Client: Incorrect Authorization
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the protocol communication between the WatchGuard Authentication Gateway (aka Single Sign-On Agent) on Windows and the WatchGuard Single Sign-On Client on Windows and MacOS allows an attacker with network access to f
- 9.8 Critical severity
Online Eyewear Shop: Incorrect Authorization
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /classes/Users.php?f=save of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation of the argum
- 7.8 High severity
Xcode: Incorrect Authorization
This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in Xcode 16. A malicious application may gain access to a user's Keychain items.
- 7.5 High severity
macOS: Improper Preservation of Permissions
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A non-privileged user may be able to modify restricted network settings.
- 9.1 Critical severity
GitLab: Incorrect Authorization
An issue was discovered in GitLab-EE starting with version 13.3 before 17.1.7, 17.2 before 17.2.5, and 17.3 before 17.3.2 that would allow an attacker to modify an on-demand DAST scan without permissions and leak variables.
- 7.1 High severity
PAN-OS: Incorrect Authorization
A vulnerability in the GlobalProtect portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a malicious authenticated GlobalProtect user to impersonate another GlobalProtect user. Active GlobalProtect users impersonated by an attacker who is exploiting this vuln
- 8.0 High severity
hcx_h822_firmware: Incorrect Authorization
Shenzhen Haichangxing Technology Co., Ltd HCX H822 4G LTE Router M7628NNxISPxUIv2_v1.0.1557.15.35_P0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Unauthenticated factory mode reset and command injection leads to information exposure and root shell access.
- 7.1 High severity
Wyse Proprietary OS (Modern ThinOS): Incorrect Authorization
Citrix Workspace App version 23.9.0.24.4 on Dell ThinOS 2311 contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability when Citrix CEB is enabled for WebLogin. A local unauthenticated user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass existi
- 7.5 High severity
AXIS OS: Incorrect Authorization
Amin Aliakbari, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found a broken access control which would lead to less-privileged operator- and/or viewer accounts having more privileges than designed. The risk of exploitation is very low as it requires complex s
- 8.1 High severity
XTS Web Trader: Incorrect Authorization
This vulnerability exists in Symphony XTS Web Trading platform version 2.0.0.1_P160 due to improper access controls on APIs in the Preference module of the application. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating parameter
- 8.8 High severity
XTS Web Trader: Incorrect Authorization
This vulnerability exists in Symphony XTS Web Trading platform version 2.0.0.1_P160 due to improper access controls on APIs in the Transaction module of vulnerable application. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating p
- 8.8 High severity
XTS Web Trader: Incorrect Authorization
This vulnerability exists due to improper access controls on APIs in the Authentication module of Symphony XTS Web Trading and Mobile Trading platforms (version 2.0.0.1_P160). An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating pa
- 8.3 High severity
Endpoint Central: Incorrect Authorization
Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central affected by Incorrect authorization vulnerability while isolating the devices.This issue affects Endpoint Central: before 11.3.2406.08 and before 11.3.2400.15