Category: 7PK - Environment
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Summary
This category represents one of the phyla in the Seven Pernicious Kingdoms vulnerability classification. It includes weaknesses that are typically introduced during unexpected environmental conditions. According to the authors of the Seven Pernicious Kingdoms, "This section includes everything that is outside of the source code but is still critical to the security of the product that is being created. Because the issues covered by this kingdom are not directly related to source code, we separated it from the rest of the kingdoms."
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-11 | ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Creating Debug Binary | Debugging messages help attackers learn about the system and plan a form of attack. |
| CWE-12 | ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Missing Custom Error Page | An ASP .NET application must enable custom error pages in order to prevent attackers from mining information from the framework's built-in responses. |
| CWE-13 | ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Password in Configuration File | Storing a plaintext password in a configuration file allows anyone who can read the file access to the password-protected resource making them an easy target for attackers. |
| CWE-14 | Compiler Removal of Code to Clear Buffers | Sensitive memory is cleared according to the source code, but compiler optimizations leave the memory untouched when it is not read from again, aka "dead store removal." |
| CWE-5 | J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption | Information sent over a network can be compromised while in transit. An attacker may be able to read or modify the contents if the data are sent in plaintext or are weakly encrypted. |
| CWE-6 | J2EE Misconfiguration: Insufficient Session-ID Length | The J2EE application is configured to use an insufficient session ID length. |
| CWE-7 | J2EE Misconfiguration: Missing Custom Error Page | The default error page of a web application should not display sensitive information about the product. |
| CWE-8 | J2EE Misconfiguration: Entity Bean Declared Remote | When an application exposes a remote interface for an entity bean, it might also expose methods that get or set the bean's data. These methods could be leveraged to read sensitive information, or to change data in ways that violate the application's expectations, potentially leading to other vulnerabilities. |
| CWE-9 | J2EE Misconfiguration: Weak Access Permissions for EJB Methods | If elevated access rights are assigned to EJB methods, then an attacker can take advantage of the permissions to exploit the product. |
| CWE-700 | Seven Pernicious Kingdoms | This view (graph) organizes weaknesses using a hierarchical structure that is similar to that used by Seven Pernicious Kingdoms. |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
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