CWE-265: CWE CATEGORY: Privilege Issues
ClassStable
Weaknesses in this category occur with improper handling, assignment, or management of privileges. A privilege is a property of an agent, such as a user. It lets the agent do things that are not ordinarily allowed. For example, there are privileges which allow an agent to perform maintenance functions such as restart a computer.
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- Simple
- Vulnerability Mapping
- PROHIBITED
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