CWE-607
Weakness AllowedPublic Static Final Field References Mutable Object
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
A public or protected static final field references a mutable object, which allows the object to be changed by malicious code, or accidentally from another package.
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Modes of introduction
Detection methods
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
Effectiveness: High
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Mitigation
Protect mutable objects by making them private. Restrict access to the getter and setter as well.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.