CWE-9

J2EE Misconfiguration: Weak Access Permissions for EJB Methods
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If elevated access rights are assigned to EJB methods, then an attacker can take advantage of the permissions to exploit the product.

Status
draft
Abstraction
variant
Java

If the EJB deployment descriptor contains one or more method permissions that grant access to the special ANYONE role, it indicates that access control for the application has not been fully thought through or that the application is structured in such a way that reasonable access control restrictions are impossible.

Common Consequences

other
Impacts
other

Potential Mitigations

Phases:
architecture and design system configuration
Descriptions:
• Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to EJB methods. Permission to invoke EJB methods should not be granted to the ANYONE role.