CWE-837 16 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-837: Improper Enforcement of a Single, Unique Action

Overview

CWE-837 (Improper Enforcement of a Single, Unique Action) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product requires that an actor should only be able to perform an action once, or to have only one unique action, but the product does not enforce or improperly enforces this restriction.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
technology Not Technology-Specific Undetermined
technology Web Based Undetermined
technology Web Server Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-42609 2026-05-11 Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existin…
CVE-2026-44601 2026-05-07 Tor before 0.4.9.7, when circuit queue memory pressure exists, can experience a client crash because of a double close of a circuit, aka TROVE-2026-009.
CVE-2025-62784 2025-10-27 InventoryGui is a library for creating chest GUIs for Bukkit/Spigot plugins. Versions before 1.6.5 contain a vulnerability where any plugin using a GUI with the GuiStorageElement and allows taking out…
CVE-2025-62783 2025-10-27 InventoryGui is a library for creating chest GUIs for Bukkit/Spigot plugins. Versions 1.6.1-SNAPSHOT and earlier contain a vulnerability where any plugin using the `GuiStorageElement can allow item d…
CVE-2025-62782 2025-10-27 InventoryGui is a library for creating chest GUIs for Bukkit/Spigot plugins. Versions 1.6.3-SNAPSHOT and earlier contain a vulnerability where GUIs using GuiStorageElement can allow item duplication w…
CVE-2025-54315 2025-10-02 The Matrix specification before 1.16 (i.e., with a room version before 12) lacks create event uniqueness.
CVE-2025-58135 2025-09-09 Improper action enforcement in certain Zoom Workplace Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct a disclosure of information via network access.
CVE-2024-11301 2025-03-20 In lunary-ai/lunary before version 1.6.3, the application allows the creation of evaluators without enforcing a unique constraint on the combination of projectId and slug. This allows an attacker to o…
CVE-2024-11717 2025-01-02 Tokens in CTFd used for account activation and password resetting can be used interchangeably for these operations. When used, they are sent to the server as a GET parameter and they are not single us…
CVE-2024-11716 2025-01-02 While assignment of a user to a team (bracket) in CTFd should be possible only once, at the registration, a flaw in logic implementation allows an authenticated user to reset it's bracket and then pi…
CVE-2024-12123 2024-12-04 A hidden field manipulation vulnerability was identified in Issuetrak version 17.1 that could be triggered by an authenticated user.  When an authenticated user submits a ticket, the request can be i…
CVE-2024-4629 2024-09-03 A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows attackers to bypass brute force protection by exploiting the timing of login attempts. By initiating multiple login requests simultaneously, att…
CVE-2023-6759 2023-12-13 A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Thecosy IceCMS 2.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /WebResource/resource of the component Love Handler. The manipulation leads t…
CVE-2023-6467 2023-12-02 A vulnerability was found in Thecosy IceCMS 2.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /Websquare/likeClickComment/ of the component Comment Like H…
CVE-2023-6438 2023-11-30 A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Thecosy IceCMS 2.0.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file /WebArticle/articles/ of the component Like Handler. The manipulation lead…
CVE-2023-5313 2023-09-30 A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpkobo Ajax Poll Script 3.18. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file ajax-poll.php of the component Poll Handler…

Content submission

Name
CWE Content Team
Organization
MITRE
Date
2011-03-24
Version
1.12

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Observed_Examples
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Common_Consequences, Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Common_Consequences
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Time_of_Introduction, Weakness_Ordinalities
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