CWE-842
Placement of User into Incorrect Group
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2011-03-30
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Nombre: Placement of User into Incorrect Group
The product or the administrator places a user into an incorrect group.
Descripción CWE
If the incorrect group has more access or privileges than the intended group, the user might be able to bypass intended security policy to access unexpected resources or perform unexpected actions. The access-control system might not be able to detect malicious usage of this group membership.
Informaciones generales
Modos de introducción
ImplementationOperation
Plataformas aplicables
Lenguaje
Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)Tecnologías
Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)Consecuencias comunes
| Alcance | Impacto | Probabilidad |
|---|---|---|
| Access Control | Gain Privileges or Assume Identity |
Ejemplos observados
| Referencias | Descripción |
|---|---|
CVE-1999-1193 | Operating system assigns user to privileged wheel group, allowing the user to gain root privileges. |
CVE-2010-3716 | Chain: drafted web request allows the creation of users with arbitrary group membership. |
CVE-2008-5397 | Chain: improper processing of configuration options causes users to contain unintended group memberships. |
CVE-2007-6644 | CMS does not prevent remote administrators from promoting other users to the administrator group, in violation of the intended security model. |
CVE-2007-3260 | Product assigns members to the root group, allowing escalation of privileges. |
CVE-2002-0080 | Chain: daemon does not properly clear groups before dropping privileges. |
Notas de mapeo de vulnerabilidades
Justificación : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.Comentario : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.
Envío
| Nombre | Organización | Fecha | Fecha de lanzamiento | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | 1.12 |
Modificaciones
| Nombre | Organización | Fecha | Comentario |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Common_Consequences | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Description | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Mapping_Notes | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities |
