CWE-276
AllowedIncorrect Default Permissions
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
2035 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-8XXP-2G7W-PH6M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-13 00:01 – Updated: 2022-07-29 00:00Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-12T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.",
"id": "GHSA-8xxp-2g7w-ph6m",
"modified": "2022-07-29T00:00:31Z",
"published": "2022-07-13T00:01:53Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2366"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-92QF-FCPH-V5WR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-25 21:45 – Updated: 2026-06-25 21:45Impact
nextflow auth login persists Seqera Platform OIDC tokens to ${NXF_HOME:-~/.nextflow}/seqera-auth.config. The file is created via Java NIO without specifying file permissions, so under the default umask 022 it lands at mode 0644 (world-readable).
On a multi-user POSIX host — typically an HPC login node, shared workstation, or jump host — any local user able to traverse the victim's home directory can read the file and obtain a valid Platform bearer token, enabling impersonation against Seqera Platform within the token's scope.
Single-user systems and headless CI runners, which do not invoke the interactive login flow, are not affected.
Affected versions: 25.09.2-edge through 26.04.1.
Patches
Fixed in <PATCHED_VERSION>. The patched code applies mode 0600 to seqera-auth.config immediately after writing it, and re-applies on every subsequent login so any pre-existing world-readable copy left by an earlier version is tightened.
Tokens previously stored in the file must be treated as disclosed. After upgrading, run nextflow auth logout, revoke the token in the Seqera Platform UI, and run nextflow auth login again.
Workarounds
Restrict the file and its parent directory:
chmod 600 "${NXF_HOME:-$HOME/.nextflow}/seqera-auth.config"
chmod 700 "${NXF_HOME:-$HOME/.nextflow}"
Alternatively, supply the Platform token via the TOWER_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable instead of running nextflow auth login.
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/276.html
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"nvd_published_at": null,
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"details": "### Impact\n\n`nextflow auth login` persists Seqera Platform OIDC tokens to `${NXF_HOME:-~/.nextflow}/seqera-auth.config`. The file is created via Java NIO without specifying file permissions, so under the default `umask 022` it lands at mode `0644` (world-readable).\n\nOn a multi-user POSIX host \u2014 typically an HPC login node, shared workstation, or jump host \u2014 any local user able to traverse the victim\u0027s home directory can read the file and obtain a valid Platform bearer token, enabling impersonation against Seqera Platform within the token\u0027s scope.\n\nSingle-user systems and headless CI runners, which do not invoke the interactive login flow, are not affected.\n\nAffected versions: `25.09.2-edge` through `26.04.1`.\n \n### Patches\n\nFixed in `\u003cPATCHED_VERSION\u003e`. The patched code applies mode `0600` to `seqera-auth.config` immediately after writing it, and re-applies on every subsequent login so any pre-existing world-readable copy left by an earlier version is tightened.\n\nTokens previously stored in the file must be treated as disclosed. After upgrading, run `nextflow auth logout`, revoke the token in the Seqera Platform UI, and run `nextflow auth login` again.\n\n### Workarounds\n \nRestrict the file and its parent directory:\n\n`chmod 600 \"${NXF_HOME:-$HOME/.nextflow}/seqera-auth.config\"`\n`chmod 700 \"${NXF_HOME:-$HOME/.nextflow}\"`\n\nAlternatively, supply the Platform token via the `TOWER_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable instead of running `nextflow auth login`.\n\n### References\n \n - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/276.html",
"id": "GHSA-92qf-fcph-v5wr",
"modified": "2026-06-25T21:45:55Z",
"published": "2026-06-25T21:45:55Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/security/advisories/GHSA-92qf-fcph-v5wr"
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"url": "https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "nextflow auth login command has incorrect default permissions"
}
GHSA-936C-G8CX-9648
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-28 03:30 – Updated: 2023-03-08 18:30Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer on Windows (Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer RAID Agent component) allows local users to read and write specific files.This issue affects Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer: from 10.9.0-00 before 10.9.0-01.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-3884"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-28T03:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer on Windows (Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer RAID Agent component) allows local users to read and write specific files.This issue affects Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer: from 10.9.0-00 before 10.9.0-01.",
"id": "GHSA-936c-g8cx-9648",
"modified": "2023-03-08T18:30:24Z",
"published": "2023-02-28T03:30:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3884"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2023-105/index.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-9375-G7G5-P5FH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2022-10-19 19:00The SIP ALG implementation on NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 1.0.9.64_10.2.64 devices allows remote attackers to communicate with arbitrary TCP and UDP services on a victim's intranet machine, if the victim visits an attacker-controlled web site with a modern browser, aka NAT Slipstreaming. This occurs because the ALG takes action based on an IP packet with an initial REGISTER substring in the TCP data, and the correct intranet IP address in the subsequent Via header, without properly considering that connection progress and fragmentation affect the meaning of the packet data.
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"id": "GHSA-9375-g7g5-p5fh",
"modified": "2022-10-19T19:00:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:01Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28041"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/samyk/slipstream"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24956616"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24958281"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0024"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://samy.pl/slipstream"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-93WW-RVXC-X7GP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-30 03:30 – Updated: 2025-06-30 15:30Several services in Honor Device Co., Ltd Honor PC Manager v16.0.0.118 was discovered to connect services to the named pipe iMateBookAssistant with default or overly permissive security attributes, leading to a privilege escalation.
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"aliases": [
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-30T02:15:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Several services in Honor Device Co., Ltd Honor PC Manager v16.0.0.118 was discovered to connect services to the named pipe iMateBookAssistant with default or overly permissive security attributes, leading to a privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-93ww-rvxc-x7gp",
"modified": "2025-06-30T15:30:37Z",
"published": "2025-06-30T03:30:31Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46014"
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"url": "https://github.com/Souhardya/Exploit-PoCs/tree/main/HonorPCManager-PrivEsc"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-9427-7F65-88C8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-07 18:15 – Updated: 2025-07-16 16:00An insecure default in the component auth.login.prompt.enabled of Liferay Portal v7.0.0 through v7.4.2 allows attackers to enumerate usernames, site names, and pages.
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"aliases": [
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-16T16:00:09Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-07T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "An insecure default in the component auth.login.prompt.enabled of Liferay Portal v7.0.0 through v7.4.2 allows attackers to enumerate usernames, site names, and pages.",
"id": "GHSA-9427-7f65-88c8",
"modified": "2025-07-16T16:00:09Z",
"published": "2022-10-07T18:15:40Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41414"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/659c4422bd32b1db1a01a7f4a42b7702d512ffa2"
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"url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
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"url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2022-01-insecure-defaults-auth-login-prompt-enabled?p_r_p_assetEntryId=121612026\u0026_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fliferay.dev%3A443%2Fportal%2Fsecurity%2Fknown-vulnerabilities%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_r_p_assetEntryId%3D121612026%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jekt_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Liferay Portal Insecure Default Configuration in auth.login.prompt.enabled"
}
GHSA-944W-CMCW-JWWF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-15 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:52In onNullBinding of CallRedirectionProcessor.java, there is a possible long lived connection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and background activity launches with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-273260090
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21138"
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"CWE-20",
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-15T19:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In onNullBinding of CallRedirectionProcessor.java, there is a possible long lived connection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and background activity launches with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-273260090",
"id": "GHSA-944w-cmcw-jwwf",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:52:33Z",
"published": "2023-06-15T21:30:24Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-06-01"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9477-M2W2-6WG3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-28 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31ntfs3 in the Linux kernel before 6.5.11 allows a physically proximate attacker to read kernel memory by mounting a filesystem (e.g., if a Linux distribution is configured to allow unprivileged mounts of removable media) and then leveraging local access to trigger an out-of-bounds read. A length value can be larger than the amount of memory allocated. NOTE: the supplier's perspective is that there is no vulnerability when an attack requires an attacker-modified filesystem image.
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"CVE-2023-45896"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-28T05:15:13Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "ntfs3 in the Linux kernel before 6.5.11 allows a physically proximate attacker to read kernel memory by mounting a filesystem (e.g., if a Linux distribution is configured to allow unprivileged mounts of removable media) and then leveraging local access to trigger an out-of-bounds read. A length value can be larger than the amount of memory allocated. NOTE: the supplier\u0027s perspective is that there is no vulnerability when an attack requires an attacker-modified filesystem image.",
"id": "GHSA-9477-m2w2-6wg3",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:19Z",
"published": "2024-08-28T06:30:31Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45896"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.11"
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"url": "https://dfir.ru/2024/06/19/vulnerabilities-in-7-zip-and-ntfs3"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-94G6-X8M9-VWHV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2022-10-29 12:00Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-21T04:15:00Z",
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"details": "Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.",
"id": "GHSA-94g6-x8m9-vwhv",
"modified": "2022-10-29T12:00:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6469"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1067382"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQYH5OK7O4BU6E37WWG5SEEHV65BFSGR"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLFZ5N4EK6I4ZJP5YSKLLVN3ELXEB4XT"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.html"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-94HH-HXM2-CCW5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-12 00:01 – Updated: 2022-08-14 00:00In PackageManager, there is a possible way to get information about installed packages ignoring limitations introduced in Android 11 due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-188913056
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-0735"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-11T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In PackageManager, there is a possible way to get information about installed packages ignoring limitations introduced in Android 11 due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-188913056",
"id": "GHSA-94hh-hxm2-ccw5",
"modified": "2022-08-14T00:00:22Z",
"published": "2022-08-12T00:01:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0735"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-13"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation MIT-1
The architecture needs to access and modification attributes for files to only those users who actually require those actions.
Mitigation MIT-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- 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.
CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by an authorization framework. This framework maps Access Control Lists (ACLs) to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application, or can run queries for data that they otherwise not supposed to.
CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing
An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering
Web Logs Tampering attacks involve an attacker injecting, deleting or otherwise tampering with the contents of web logs typically for the purposes of masking other malicious behavior. Additionally, writing malicious data to log files may target jobs, filters, reports, and other agents that process the logs in an asynchronous attack pattern. This pattern of attack is similar to "Log Injection-Tampering-Forging" except that in this case, the attack is targeting the logs of the web server and not the application.