CWE-86214 advisories

Missing Authorization

What it is

An endpoint performs a sensitive action without checking whether the caller is allowed to.

How to fix it

Upgrade and add an authorization check to the affected endpoint.

How to avoid it

Gate every sensitive endpoint behind an explicit, default-deny authorization check.

Known Missing Authorization vulnerabilities

Stateward flags Missing Authorization in your own code and dependencies on every pull request.

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