CWE-1188 Detail

CWE-1188

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Incomplete
2019-06-20
00h00 +00:00
2025-12-11
00h00 +00:00
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Naam: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

Algemene informatie

Introductiemodi

Implementation : Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.
System Configuration

Toepasselijke platforms

Taal

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Veelvoorkomende gevolgen

Bereik Impact Waarschijnlijkheid
OtherVaries by Context

Note: The impact of insecure defaults varies widely depending on the functionality that the product controls.

Waargenomen voorbeelden

Referenties Beschrijving

CVE-2022-36349

insecure default variable initialization in BIOS firmware for a hardware board allows DoS

CVE-2022-42467

A generic database browser interface has a default mode that exposes a web server to the network, allowing queries to the database.

Detectiemethoden

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

Notities kwetsbaarheidsmapping

Rechtvaardiging : 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.
Opmerking : 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.

Gerelateerde aanvalspatronen

CAPEC-ID Naam aanvalspatroon
CAPEC-665 Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws

Notities

This entry improves organization of concepts under initialization. The typical CWE model is to cover "Missing" and "Incorrect" behaviors. Arguably, this entry could be named as "Incorrect" instead of "Insecure." This might be changed in the near future.

Referenties

REF-1493

Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk: Principles and Approaches for Secure By Design Software
US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, US National Security Agency, US FBI, Australian Signals Directorate, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, National Cyber Security Centre, OAS, NISC, CSA Singapore, CERT NZ, Norwegian Cyber Security Centre, Korea Internet & Security Agency, JPCERT/CC.
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/SecureByDesign_1025_508c.pdf

Indiening

Naam Organisatie Datum Releasedatum Version
CWE Content Team MITRE 2019-03-25 +00:00 2019-06-20 +00:00 3.3

Wijzigingen

Naam Organisatie Datum Opmerking
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-07-20 +00:00 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-10-26 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Name, Observed_Examples, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Description, Detection_Factors, Modes_of_Introduction, References, Relationships, Time_of_Introduction