CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions
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During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Status
draft
Abstraction
base
Likelihood
medium
Affected Platforms
Not Technology-Specific
ICS/OT
Technical Details
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Common Consequences
confidentiality
integrity
Impacts
read application data
modify application data
Detection Methods
automated static analysis - binary or bytecode
manual static analysis - binary or bytecode
dynamic analysis with automated results interpretation
dynamic analysis with manual results interpretation
manual static analysis - source code
automated static analysis - source code
automated static analysis
architecture or design review
Potential Mitigations
Phases:
architecture and design
operation
Descriptions:
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The architecture needs to access and modification attributes for files to only those users who actually require those actions.
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Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.