CWE-269— Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.— MITRE CWE catalog
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CVEs classified under CWE-269page 23 of 108
- CVE-2023-41665HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-17
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in GiveWP allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 2.33.0.
- CVE-2023-41243HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-17
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPvivid Team WPvivid Backup and Migration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPvivid Backup and Migration: from n/a through 0.9.90.
- CVE-2023-37389HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-17
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SAASPROJECT Booking Package Booking Package allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Booking Package: from n/a through 1.5.98.
- CVE-2023-33327HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-14
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Teplitsa of social technologies Leyka allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Leyka: from n/a through 3.30.2.
- CVE-2024-30007HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-14
Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-3828HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-14
The Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to the plugin allowing lower-privileged users to create registration forms and set the default role to admi…
- CVE-2024-29150HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-05-07
An issue was discovered in Alcatel-Lucent ALE NOE deskphones through 86x8_NOE-R300.1.40.12.4180 and SIP deskphones through 86x8_SIP-R200.1.01.10.728. Because of improper privilege management, an authenticated attacker is able to create sym…
- CVE-2024-4018HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-04-19
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (local appliance api modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.
- CVE-2024-4017HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-04-19
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (filesystem modules) allows DLL Side-Loading.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.
- CVE-2024-32003HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-04-12
wn-dusk-plugin (Dusk plugin) is a plugin which integrates Laravel Dusk browser testing into Winter CMS. The Dusk plugin provides some special routes as part of its testing framework to allow a browser environment (such as headless Chrome) …
- CVE-2024-31498HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-04-04
Yubico ykman-gui (aka YubiKey Manager GUI) before 1.2.6 on Windows, when Edge is not used, allows privilege escalation because browser windows can open as Administrator.
- CVE-2023-50677HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-03-14
An issue in NETGEAR-DGND4000 v.1.1.00.15_1.00.15 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the next_file parameter to the /setup.cgi component.
- CVE-2024-1505HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-03-13
The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates thro…
- CVE-2024-1138HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-03-12
The FTL Server component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker with network access to execute a privilege escalation on the affected ftlserver. Affected relea…
- CVE-2024-0439HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-02-26
As a manager, you should not be able to modify a series of settings. In the UI this is indeed hidden as a convenience for the role since most managers would not be savvy enough to modify these settings. They can use their token to still mo…
- CVE-2024-0622HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-02-15
Local privilege escalation vulnerability affects OpenText Operations Agent product versions 12.15 and 12.20-12.25 when installed on Non-Windows platforms. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-45581HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-02-15
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.10 allows an Site administrator with Super Admin privileges to perform global administrative operations affecti…
- CVE-2023-52431HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-02-13
The Plack::Middleware::XSRFBlock package before 0.0.19 for Perl allows attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via an empty form value and an empty cookie (if signed cookies are disabled).
- CVE-2024-24747HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-31
MinIO is a High Performance Object Storage. When someone creates an access key, it inherits the permissions of the parent key. Not only for `s3:*` actions, but also `admin:*` actions. Which means unless somewhere above in the access-key hi…
- CVE-2024-23620HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-26
An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation. A local, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
- CVE-2023-43317HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-24
An issue in Coign CRM Portal v.06.06 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the userPermissionsList parameter in Session Storage component.
- CVE-2024-0751HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-23
A malicious devtools extension could have been used to escalate privileges. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122, Firefox ESR < 115.7, and Thunderbird < 115.7.
- CVE-2023-6740HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-12
Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges
- CVE-2023-6735HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-12
Privilege escalation in mk_tsm agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges
- CVE-2023-44250HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-10
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in a Fortinet FortiOS HA cluster version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and 7.2.5 and in a FortiProxy HA cluster version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 allows an authenticated attacker to perform elevated…
- CVE-2024-21622HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-01-03
Craft is a content management system. This is a potential moderate impact, low complexity privilege escalation vulnerability in Craft starting in 3.x prior to 3.9.6 and 4.x prior to 4.4.16 with certain user permissions setups. This has bee…
- CVE-2023-7090HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-12-23
A flaw was found in sudo in the handling of ipa_hostname, where ipa_hostname from /etc/sssd/sssd.conf was not propagated in sudo. Therefore, it leads to privilege mismanagement vulnerability in applications, where client hosts retain privi…
- CVE-2023-46647HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-12-21
Improper privilege management in all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server allows users with authorized access to the management console with an editor role to escalate their privileges by making requests to the endpoint used for bootstrapp…
- CVE-2023-41119HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-12-12
An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It contains the function _dbms_aq_move_to_exception_queue that…
- CVE-2023-28737HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-11-14
Improper initialization in some Intel(R) Aptio* V UEFI Firmware Integrator Tools may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2023-5622HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-26
Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.
- CVE-2023-41966HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-26
The application suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability. A user with read permissions can elevate privileges by sending a HTTP POST to set a parameter.
- CVE-2023-4607HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-25
An authenticated XCC user can change permissions for any user through a crafted API command.
- CVE-2023-41715HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-17
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
- CVE-2023-43120HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-16
An issue discovered in Extreme Networks Switch Engine (EXOS) before 32.5.1.5, before 22.7 and before 31.7.1 allows attackers to gain escalated privileges via crafted HTTP request.
- CVE-2023-27316HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-12
SnapCenter versions 4.8 through 4.9 are susceptible to a vulnerability which may allow an authenticated SnapCenter Server user to become an admin user on a remote system where a SnapCenter plug-in has been installed.
- CVE-2023-43960HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-11
An issue in DLINK DPH-400SE FRU 2.2.15.8 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the User Modify function in the Maintenance/Access function component.
- CVE-2023-36628HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-10-03
A flaw exists in VASA which allows users with access to a vSphere/ESXi VMware admin on a FlashArray to gain root access through privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-41326HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-27
GLPI stands for Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique is a Free Asset and IT Management Software package, that provides ITIL Service Desk features, licenses tracking and software auditing. A logged user from any profile can hijack the Ka…
- CVE-2023-41324HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-27
GLPI stands for Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique is a Free Asset and IT Management Software package, that provides ITIL Service Desk features, licenses tracking and software auditing. An API user that have read access on users resou…
- CVE-2023-41322HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-27
GLPI stands for Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique is a Free Asset and IT Management Software package, that provides ITIL Service Desk features, licenses tracking and software auditing. A user with write access to another user can mak…
- CVE-2020-10129HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-06
SearchBlox before Version 9.2.1 is vulnerable to Privileged Escalation-Lower user is able to access Admin functionality.
- CVE-2023-29166HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-06
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Pro Video Formats 2.2.5. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
- CVE-2023-40918HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-05
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
- CVE-2023-4697HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-01
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- CVE-2023-31175HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-08-31
An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator could allow an attacker to run system commands with the highest level privilege on the system. See Instr…
- CVE-2023-3636HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-08-31
The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.6.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'save_users_map_name' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attac…
- CVE-2023-39211HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-08-08
Improper privilege management in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Zoom Rooms for Windows before 5.15.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an information disclosure via local access.
- CVE-2023-4140HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-08-04
The WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 7.9.8 due to insufficient restriction on the 'get_header_values' function. This makes it possible for authenticated a…
- CVE-2023-30765HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-07-10
Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master versions prior to 1.0.7 contain improper access controls that could allow an attacker to alter privilege management configurations, resulting in privilege escalation.
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