CWE-1327

Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address

The product assigns the address 0.0.0.0 for a database server, a cloud service/instance, or any computing resource that communicates remotely.

Mitigation

Phase: System Configuration

Description:

  • Assign IP addresses that are not 0.0.0.0.
Mitigation

Phase: System Configuration

Strategy: Firewall

Description:

  • Unwanted connections to the configured server may be denied through a firewall or other packet filtering measures.
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.

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