Exposure of Access Control List Files to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Opis

The product stores access control list files in a directory or other container that is accessible to actors outside of the intended control sphere.

Exposure of these access control list files may give the attacker information about the configuration of the site or system. This information may then be used to bypass the intended security policy or identify trusted systems from which an attack can be launched.

Skutki

• Confidentiality, Access Control

  Read Application Data; Bypass Protection Mechanism

Zapobieganie

• System Configuration

  Protect access control list files.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Kiedy powstaje

• Operation — OMISSION: This weakness is caused by missing a security tactic during the architecture and design phase.

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific