Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

Opis

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors.

If read access is not properly restricted, then attackers can steal the sensitive information. If write access is not properly restricted, then attackers can modify and possibly delete the data, causing incorrect results and possibly a denial of service.

Skutki

• Confidentiality

  Read Application Data; Read Files or Directories

  Attackers can read sensitive information by accessing the unrestricted storage mechanism.

• Integrity

  Modify Application Data; Modify Files or Directories

  Attackers can overwrite sensitive information by accessing the unrestricted storage mechanism.

Przykłady podatności

• CVE-2009-2272 password and username stored in cleartext in a cookie

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime

Słabości podrzędne

• CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
• CWE-921 Storage of Sensitive Data in a Mechanism without Access Control

Kiedy powstaje

• Architecture and Design — OMISSION: This weakness is caused by missing a security tactic during the architecture and design phase.
• Implementation
• System Configuration

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific

Uwagi

There is an overlapping relationship between insecure storage of sensitive information (CWE-922) and missing encryption of sensitive information (CWE-311). Encryption is often used to prevent an attacker from reading the sensitive data. However, encryption does not prevent the attacker from erasing or overwriting the data. While data tampering would be visible upon inspection, the integrity and availability of the data is compromised prior to the audit.

This is a high-level entry that includes children from various parts of the CWE research view (CWE-1000). Currently, most of the information is in these child entries. This entry will be made more comprehensive in later CWE versions.

Źródła

1. OT:ICEFALL: The legacy of "insecure by design" and its implications for certifications and risk management — Forescout Vedere Labs, 2022