CWE-529

Variant Abstraction Level
Pillar — Highest-level weakness category
Class — Abstract, language-independent
Base — Specific enough to detect
Variant — Tied to specific technology
Compound — Requires multiple weaknesses Incomplete MITRE CWE Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development, may change
Incomplete — Partially defined by MITRE
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CWE
Exposure of Access Control List Files to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Description

The product stores access control list files in a directory or other container that is accessible to actors outside of the intended control sphere.

Exposure of these access control list files may give the attacker information about the configuration of the site or system. This information may then be used to bypass the intended security policy or identify trusted systems from which an attack can be launched.

Consequences

Confidentiality, Access Control — Read Application Data, Bypass Protection Mechanism

Mitigations

Phase: System Configuration

Protect access control list files.