CWE-529 - Exposure of Access Control List Files to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

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Description

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.

Modes of Introduction:

– Operation

Related Weaknesses

CWE-552

Consequences

Confidentiality, Access Control: Read Application Data, Bypass Protection Mechanism

Potential Mitigations

Phase: System Configuration

Description:

Protect access control list files.

CVE References

InCWE- 529, Exposure of Access Control List Files to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

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