Incorrect User Management

The product does not properly manage a user within its environment.


Description

Users can be assigned to the wrong group (class) of permissions resulting in unintended access rights to sensitive objects.

See Also

Comprehensive Categorization: Access Control

Weaknesses in this category are related to access control.

Authorize Actors

Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and architecture of a system's authorization components. Frequently these deal with enforcing that agents have th...

SFP Secondary Cluster: Access Management

This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Access Management cluster.

Comprehensive CWE Dictionary

This view (slice) covers all the elements in CWE.

Entries with Maintenance Notes

CWE entries in this view have maintenance notes. Maintenance notes are an indicator that an entry might change significantly in future versions. This view was created...

Weaknesses Introduced During Implementation

This view (slice) lists weaknesses that can be introduced during implementation.


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