CVE-2026-57774 in VW Food Corner Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 07/13/2026
Missing Authorization vulnerability in vowelweb VW Food Corner vw-food-corner allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VW Food Corner: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/13/2026
This vulnerability represents a critical missing authorization flaw that undermines the access control mechanisms within the vowelweb VW Food Corner application. The security weakness stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels that fail to properly validate user permissions before granting access to protected resources or functionality. Such misconfigurations create pathways for unauthorized individuals to bypass intended security boundaries and potentially gain access to sensitive data or administrative capabilities. The vulnerability affects all versions of the VW Food Corner application up to and including version 1.1.0, indicating a persistent flaw that has remained unaddressed across multiple releases.
The technical implementation of this missing authorization issue manifests through inadequate validation of user credentials and privilege levels within the application's security architecture. When access control mechanisms are improperly configured, the system fails to distinguish between legitimate users and unauthorized actors based on their assigned permissions. This creates a scenario where users with lower privilege levels may be able to access resources typically restricted to administrators or authorized personnel. The flaw operates at the application layer where authentication and authorization checks should occur but instead fail to enforce proper security boundaries.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability poses significant risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the VW Food Corner system. Attackers exploiting this weakness could potentially access customer data, modify product information, manipulate orders, or even gain administrative control over the entire platform. The impact extends beyond simple data theft to include potential business disruption and regulatory compliance violations that could result in substantial financial penalties and reputational damage.
Security professionals should address this vulnerability through comprehensive access control configuration reviews and implementation of proper authorization checks throughout the application. The fix requires ensuring that all application endpoints validate user permissions before granting access to protected resources, implementing principle of least privilege enforcement, and conducting regular security testing to identify similar misconfigurations. This remediation approach aligns with established cybersecurity frameworks including cwe-284 for improper access control and follows attack techniques outlined in the mitre att&ck framework under privilege escalation and credential access categories.
Organizations should prioritize immediate patching of affected versions while implementing robust monitoring for unauthorized access attempts. The vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of proper security configuration management and continuous access control validation as recommended by industry standards such as iso 27001 and nist cybersecurity framework. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify and remediate similar authorization flaws before they can be exploited by malicious actors in the wild.