Placement of User into Incorrect Group
Incomplete Base
Structure: Simple
Description
The product or the administrator places a user into an incorrect group.
If the incorrect group has more access or privileges than the intended group, the user might be able to bypass intended security policy to access unexpected resources or perform unexpected actions. The access-control system might not be able to detect malicious usage of this group membership.
Common Consequences 1
Scope: Access Control
Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Observed Examples 6
CVE-1999-1193Operating system assigns user to privileged wheel group, allowing the user to gain root privileges.
CVE-2010-3716Chain: drafted web request allows the creation of users with arbitrary group membership.
CVE-2008-5397Chain: improper processing of configuration options causes users to contain unintended group memberships.
CVE-2007-6644CMS does not prevent remote administrators from promoting other users to the administrator group, in violation of the intended security model.
CVE-2007-3260Product assigns members to the root group, allowing escalation of privileges.
CVE-2002-0080Chain: daemon does not properly clear groups before dropping privileges.
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Not Language-Specific : Undetermined
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Related Weaknesses
ChildOf:
Incorrect User Management (CWE-286)