Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Discouraged

Improper Access Control

Abstraction: Pillar · Status: Incomplete

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

7796 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-Q728-88FR-65V3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-25 18:31 – Updated: 2024-09-25 18:31
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) programming of Cisco IOS Software running on Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000, 4010, and 5000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured ACL.

This vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of IPv4 ACLs on switched virtual interfaces when an administrator enables and disables Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to send traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an ACL on the affected device.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-20465"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-25T17:15:17Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) programming of Cisco IOS Software running on Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000, 4010, and 5000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured ACL.\n\n This vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of IPv4 ACLs on switched virtual interfaces when an administrator enables and disables Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to send traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an ACL on the affected device.",
  "id": "GHSA-q728-88fr-65v3",
  "modified": "2024-09-25T18:31:21Z",
  "published": "2024-09-25T18:31:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20465"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-repacl-9eXgnBpD"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q73V-W388-WP95

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-25 06:34 – Updated: 2024-12-18 06:30
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-11483"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-25T04:15:03Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user\u2019s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.",
  "id": "GHSA-q73v-w388-wp95",
  "modified": "2024-12-18T06:30:48Z",
  "published": "2024-11-25T06:34:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11483"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/commit/845b3e1838cc0762a7f9f3e0379c5274519d9a44"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11483"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327579"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q74M-CHQJ-H6WX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:09 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:00
VLAI
Details

The TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/TreeScope.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-1667"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-05-14T21:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/TreeScope.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.",
  "id": "GHSA-q74m-chqj-h6wx",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:00:01Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:09:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1667"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codereview.chromium.org/1953323002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/605766"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q77R-QVF6-47WR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-09 21:31 – Updated: 2024-09-09 21:31
VLAI
Details

In Baxter Connex health portal released before 8/30/2024, an improper access control vulnerability has been found that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to Connex portal's database and/or modify content.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6796"
  ],
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      "CWE-284"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-09T20:15:05Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In Baxter Connex health portal released before 8/30/2024, an improper access control vulnerability has been found that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to Connex portal\u0027s database and/or modify content.",
  "id": "GHSA-q77r-qvf6-47wr",
  "modified": "2024-09-09T21:31:23Z",
  "published": "2024-09-09T21:31:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6796"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-24-249-01"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q78V-PR3R-QPF7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:44 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:44
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. The Windows installer for BigSQL-supplied PostgreSQL does not lock down the ACL of the binary installation directory or the ACL of the data directory; it keeps the inherited ACL. In the default configuration, an attacker having both an unprivileged Windows account and an unprivileged PostgreSQL account can cause the PostgreSQL service account to execute arbitrary code. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can read arbitrary data directory files, essentially bypassing database-imposed read access limitations. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can also delete certain data directory files.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-10127"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-03-19T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. The Windows installer for BigSQL-supplied PostgreSQL does not lock down the ACL of the binary installation directory or the ACL of the data directory; it keeps the inherited ACL. In the default configuration, an attacker having both an unprivileged Windows account and an unprivileged PostgreSQL account can cause the PostgreSQL service account to execute arbitrary code. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can read arbitrary data directory files, essentially bypassing database-imposed read access limitations. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can also delete certain data directory files.",
  "id": "GHSA-q78v-pr3r-qpf7",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:44:53Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:44:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10127"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1707098"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0004"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1939"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-Q7C3-X7HM-QQ72

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-14 21:31 – Updated: 2025-05-16 20:13
VLAI
Summary
Jenkins OpenID Connect Provider Plugin Incorrectly Validates Crafted Build ID Tokens
Details

In Jenkins OpenID Connect Provider Plugin 96.vee8ed882ec4d and earlier the generation of build ID Tokens uses potentially overridden values of environment variables, in conjunction with certain other plugins allowing attackers able to configure jobs to craft a build ID Token that impersonates a trusted job, potentially gaining unauthorized access to external services.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c 111.v29fd614b3617"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.jenkins.plugins:oidc-provider"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "111.v29fd614b_3617"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-47884"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-05-16T14:42:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-14T21:15:59Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "In Jenkins OpenID Connect Provider Plugin 96.vee8ed882ec4d and earlier the generation of build ID Tokens uses potentially overridden values of environment variables, in conjunction with certain other plugins allowing attackers able to configure jobs to craft a build ID Token that impersonates a trusted job, potentially gaining unauthorized access to external services.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7c3-x7hm-qq72",
  "modified": "2025-05-16T20:13:09Z",
  "published": "2025-05-14T21:31:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47884"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/oidc-provider-plugin/commit/29fd614b36171048ddc78a995ce44bd12bd7997d"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/oidc-provider-plugin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/oidc-provider-plugin/releases/tag/111.v29fd614b_3617"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-05-14/#SECURITY-3574"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Jenkins OpenID Connect Provider Plugin Incorrectly Validates Crafted Build ID Tokens"
}

GHSA-Q7CJ-JPHW-XHGQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-15 15:31 – Updated: 2025-09-15 15:31
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability was detected in Campcodes Online Job Finder System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /eris/applicationform.php. The manipulation of the argument picture results in unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-10447"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-15T14:15:42Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was detected in Campcodes Online Job Finder System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /eris/applicationform.php. The manipulation of the argument picture results in unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7cj-jphw-xhgq",
  "modified": "2025-09-15T15:31:24Z",
  "published": "2025-09-15T15:31:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10447"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/HAO-RAY/HCR-CVE/issues/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.323881"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.323881"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.648014"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.campcodes.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q7FR-VQHQ-V5XR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-06-16 17:39 – Updated: 2026-07-07 13:33
VLAI
Summary
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis vulnerable to Improper Access Control
Details

While investigating ARTEMIS-2964 it was found that the creation of advisory messages in the OpenWire protocol head of Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.15.0 bypassed policy based access control for the entire session. Production of advisory messages was not subject to access control in error.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.activemq:artemis-openwire-protocol"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.16.0"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-26118"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284",
      "CWE-287"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-05T23:06:41Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-01-27T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "While investigating ARTEMIS-2964 it was found that the creation of advisory messages in the OpenWire protocol head of Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.15.0 bypassed policy based access control for the entire session. Production of advisory messages was not subject to access control in error.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7fr-vqhq-v5xr",
  "modified": "2026-07-07T13:33:16Z",
  "published": "2021-06-16T17:39:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26118"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/commit/e5566d52116d81611d914548adc3cbb14d7118d4"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/202101.mbox/%3CCAH%2BvQmMUNnkiXv2-d3ucdErWOsdnLi6CgnK%2BVfixyJvTgTuYig%40mail.gmail.com%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0002"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache ActiveMQ Artemis vulnerable to Improper Access Control"
}

GHSA-Q7FW-JPJH-XMMM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-28 18:30 – Updated: 2025-10-29 18:30
VLAI
Details

Incorrect access control in the /jshERP-boot/user/info interface of jshERP up to commit 90c411a allows attackers to access sensitive information via a crafted GET request.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-60800"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-28T18:15:39Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Incorrect access control in the /jshERP-boot/user/info interface of jshERP up to commit 90c411a allows attackers to access sensitive information via a crafted GET request.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7fw-jpjh-xmmm",
  "modified": "2025-10-29T18:30:32Z",
  "published": "2025-10-28T18:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60800"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jishenghua/jshERP/issues/130"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q7G5-M2WX-P588

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:58 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:58
VLAI
Details

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.1.x before 7.1 MR2 Patch 12 and 7.2.x before 7.2.6 includes SSH private keys during backup operations, which allows remote authenticated administrators to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup archive.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-2008"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-02-15T02:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.1.x before 7.1 MR2 Patch 12 and 7.2.x before 7.2.6 includes SSH private keys during backup operations, which allows remote authenticated administrators to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup archive.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7g5-m2wx-p588",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T03:58:39Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:58:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967632"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation MIT-1
Architecture and Design Operation

Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.

Mitigation MIT-46
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Separation of Privilege

  • Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts

An adversary leverages the capability to execute their own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute due to programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts.

CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion

An adversary installs or adds malicious logic (also known as malware) into a seemingly benign component of a fielded system. This logic is often hidden from the user of the system and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. With the proliferation of mass digital storage and inexpensive multimedia devices, Bluetooth and 802.11 support, new attack vectors for spreading malware are emerging for things we once thought of as innocuous greeting cards, picture frames, or digital projectors. This pattern of attack focuses on systems already fielded and used in operation as opposed to systems and their components that are still under development and part of the supply chain.

CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration

An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to modify the execution parameters of a Windows service. The goal of this attack is to execute a malicious binary in place of an existing service.

CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate

An adversary exploits a weakness in authorization and installs a new root certificate on a compromised system. Certificates are commonly used for establishing secure TLS/SSL communications within a web browser. When a user attempts to browse a website that presents a certificate that is not trusted an error message will be displayed to warn the user of the security risk. Depending on the security settings, the browser may not allow the user to establish a connection to the website. Adversaries have used this technique to avoid security warnings prompting users when compromised systems connect over HTTPS to adversary controlled web servers that spoof legitimate websites in order to collect login credentials.

CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof

An adversary, through a previously installed malicious application, issues an intent directed toward a specific trusted application's component in an attempt to achieve a variety of different objectives including modification of data, information disclosure, and data injection. Components that have been unintentionally exported and made public are subject to this type of an attack. If the component trusts the intent's action without verififcation, then the target application performs the functionality at the adversary's request, helping the adversary achieve the desired negative technical impact.

CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure

An adversary, through a malicious web page, accesses application specific functionality by leveraging interfaces registered through WebView's addJavascriptInterface API. Once an interface is registered to WebView through addJavascriptInterface, it becomes global and all pages loaded in the WebView can call this interface.

CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration

An attacker with access to data files and processes on a victim's system injects malicious data into critical operational data during configuration or recalibration, causing the victim's system to perform in a suboptimal manner that benefits the adversary.

CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment

An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to insecure or incomplete data deletion in a multi-tenant environment. If a cloud provider fails to completely delete storage and data from former cloud tenants' systems/resources, once these resources are allocated to new, potentially malicious tenants, the latter can probe the provided resources for sensitive information still there.

CAPEC-550: Install New Service

When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Adversaries may install a new service which will be executed at startup (on a Windows system, by modifying the registry). The service name may be disguised by using a name from a related operating system or benign software. Services are usually run with elevated privileges.

CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service

When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.

CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit

An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide by targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.

CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers

When a file is opened, its file handler is checked to determine which program opens the file. File handlers are configuration properties of many operating systems. Applications can modify the file handler for a given file extension to call an arbitrary program when a file with the given extension is opened.

CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable

An adversary exploits weaknesses in privilege management or access control to replace a trusted executable with a malicious version and enable the execution of malware when that trusted executable is called.

CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File

An adversary manipulates the files in a shared location by adding malicious programs, scripts, or exploit code to valid content. Once a user opens the shared content, the tainted content is executed.

CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot

An adversaries may add malicious content to a website through the open file share and then browse to that content with a web browser to cause the server to execute the content. The malicious content will typically run under the context and permissions of the web server process, often resulting in local system or administrative privileges depending on how the web server is configured.

CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon

Operating system allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or users logon to a system. If adversaries can access these scripts, they may insert additional code into the logon script. This code can allow them to maintain persistence or move laterally within an enclave because it is executed every time the affected user or users logon to a computer. Modifying logon scripts can effectively bypass workstation and enclave firewalls. Depending on the access configuration of the logon scripts, either local credentials or a remote administrative account may be necessary.

CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software

An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to disable security tools so that detection does not occur. This can take the form of killing processes, deleting registry keys so that tools do not start at run time, deleting log files, or other methods.