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CWE-842

Placement of User into Incorrect Group
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2011-03-30
00h00 +00:00
2023-06-29
00h00 +00:00
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Nom: Placement of User into Incorrect Group

The product or the administrator places a user into an incorrect group.

Description du 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.

Informations générales

Modes d'introduction

Implementation
Operation

Plateformes applicables

Langue

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Conséquences courantes

Portée Impact Probabilité
Access ControlGain Privileges or Assume Identity

Exemples observés

Références Description

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.

Notes de cartographie des vulnérabilités

Justification : 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.
Commentaire : 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.

Soumission

Nom Organisation Date Date de publication Version
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-03-24 +00:00 2011-03-30 +00:00 1.12

Modifications

Nom Organisation Date Commentaire
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships
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