Description

The product uses security features in a way that prevents the product’s administrator from tailoring security settings to reflect the environment in which the product is being used. This introduces resultant weaknesses or prevents it from operating at a level of security that is desired by the administrator.

If the product’s administrator does not have the ability to manage security-related decisions at all times, then protecting the product from outside threats – including the product’s developer – can become impossible. For example, a hard-coded account name and password cannot be changed by the administrator, thus exposing that product to attacks that the administrator can not prevent.

Modes of Introduction:

– Architecture and Design

Related Weaknesses

CWE-657

Consequences

Other: Varies by Context

Potential Mitigations

CVE References