CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269 Medium
- Abstraction:
- Class
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Improper Privilege Management
- Description
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Access Control
Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2024-07-16