CWE-284
DiscouragedImproper Access Control
Abstraction: Pillar · Status: Incomplete
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
9696 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-WJJV-3MJ2-39HF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-29 19:23 – Updated: 2026-05-29 19:23The current upstream main branch at commit 7e0206d was reviewed, and the fix-first patch set was rebased on 2026-05-18. The patches cover: validated and bound inactive-agent hour filtering; storage SQL identifier validation; metadata-backed ownership checks for raw storage SQL; blocking direct storage metadata access through raw SQL; fail-closed outbound worker secret handling; SMTP envelope/header control-character validation before command construction; and TLS certificate verification as the default for MailSender with an explicit opt-out for local development. Validation completed locally with targeted API/Core security tests plus API/Core builds. The security patch branch was not published publicly because te repository's SECURITY.md asks reporters not to open public vulnerability issues.
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"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "@agenticmail/api"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
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"fixed": "0.9.32"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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]
},
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"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.9.9"
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"package": {
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"name": "@agenticmail/core"
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}
],
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}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-47255"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20",
"CWE-284",
"CWE-319",
"CWE-798",
"CWE-89"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-29T19:23:29Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The current upstream main branch at commit 7e0206d was reviewed, and the fix-first patch set was rebased on 2026-05-18. The patches cover: validated and bound inactive-agent hour filtering; storage SQL identifier validation; metadata-backed ownership checks for raw storage SQL; blocking direct storage metadata access through raw SQL; fail-closed outbound worker secret handling; SMTP envelope/header control-character validation before command construction; and TLS certificate verification as the default for MailSender with an explicit opt-out for local development. Validation completed locally with targeted API/Core security tests plus API/Core builds. The security patch branch was not published publicly because te repository\u0027s SECURITY.md asks reporters not to open public vulnerability issues.",
"id": "GHSA-wjjv-3mj2-39hf",
"modified": "2026-05-29T19:23:29Z",
"published": "2026-05-29T19:23:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/security/advisories/GHSA-wjjv-3mj2-39hf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/commit/1408de543fa3577d8c2d4fdb289c75fe6faafac7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/commit/234b811e426a0743170f3b10bc43419d64330155"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/commit/6c70c8254c906f823392d7f5ccee88a5481e7731"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/commit/8cb053f2307dd77b7736ffa0d7df04b0ccc3272d"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/blob/7b9b05d973676e9f3d097c08b8e649f59bfc15d0/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L1842"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/blob/7b9b05d973676e9f3d097c08b8e649f59bfc15d0/packages/core/src/mail/sender.ts#L33"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "AgenticMail API/storage and outbound relay hardening fixes"
}
GHSA-WJMQ-CVWC-VRVQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:01 – Updated: 2022-05-17 04:01EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.x before 7.1.1.5, 7.2.0.x before 7.2.0.3, and 7.2.1.x before 7.2.1.1, when the RFC 2307 feature is configured but SFU is not universally present, allows remote authenticated AD users to obtain root privileges via unspecified vectors.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-6848"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-11-27T02:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.x before 7.1.1.5, 7.2.0.x before 7.2.0.3, and 7.2.1.x before 7.2.1.1, when the RFC 2307 feature is configured but SFU is not universally present, allows remote authenticated AD users to obtain root privileges via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-wjmq-cvwc-vrvq",
"modified": "2022-05-17T04:01:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T04:01:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6848"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Nov/121"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WJQH-799V-63VH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-10 21:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:54A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Workspace app for Linux that, if exploited, may result in a malicious local user being able to gain access to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops session of another user who is using the same computer from which the ICA session is launched.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-24486"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-10T21:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Workspace app for Linux that, if exploited, may result in a malicious local user being able to gain access to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops session of another user who is using the same computer from which the ICA session is launched.",
"id": "GHSA-wjqh-799v-63vh",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:54:10Z",
"published": "2023-07-10T21:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24486"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX477618/citrix-workspace-app-for-linux-security-bulletin-for-cve202324486"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WJV2-R3GX-5CVC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 21:32 – Updated: 2026-08-18 21:32Vulnerability in the Oracle SDP Number Portability product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle SDP Number Portability. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle SDP Number Portability accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-70799"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-18T21:17:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle SDP Number Portability product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle SDP Number Portability. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle SDP Number Portability accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-wjv2-r3gx-5cvc",
"modified": "2026-08-18T21:32:56Z",
"published": "2026-08-18T21:32:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70799"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WJW2-7PRX-P46X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:29 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:29Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.0(3h) and 1.1 before 1.1(1j) and Nexus 9000 ACI Mode switches with software before 11.0(3h) and 11.1 before 11.1(1j) allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions via crafted REST requests, aka Bug ID CSCut12998.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-1302"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-02-07T11:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.0(3h) and 1.1 before 1.1(1j) and Nexus 9000 ACI Mode switches with software before 11.0(3h) and 11.1 before 11.1(1j) allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions via crafted REST requests, aka Bug ID CSCut12998.",
"id": "GHSA-wjw2-7prx-p46x",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:29:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:29:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1302"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160203-apic"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034925"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WM2W-XPGV-W6V4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-06 21:30 – Updated: 2024-06-06 21:30An Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in the lunary-ai/lunary repository, affecting versions up to and including 1.2.2. The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to view any prompts in any projects by supplying a specific prompt ID to an endpoint that does not adequately verify the ownership of the prompt ID. This issue was fixed in version 1.2.25.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-5131"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-639"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-06T19:16:05Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in the lunary-ai/lunary repository, affecting versions up to and including 1.2.2. The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to view any prompts in any projects by supplying a specific prompt ID to an endpoint that does not adequately verify the ownership of the prompt ID. This issue was fixed in version 1.2.25.",
"id": "GHSA-wm2w-xpgv-w6v4",
"modified": "2024-06-06T21:30:37Z",
"published": "2024-06-06T21:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5131"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/lunary-ai/lunary/commit/ddfd497afd017a6946c582a1a806687fdac888bf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/52c129f2-114e-492f-aee8-32c78f75ac4f"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WM4P-6WRW-Q6W5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 18:33 – Updated: 2024-10-21 21:30Windows Remote Desktop Services Tampering Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-43456"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T18:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Windows Remote Desktop Services\u00a0Tampering Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-wm4p-6wrw-q6w5",
"modified": "2024-10-21T21:30:48Z",
"published": "2024-10-08T18:33:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43456"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43456"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WM58-43V6-2Q9X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-22 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-22 00:31Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Cash Management). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.7 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-60597"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T22:17:59Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Cash Management). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.7 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-wm58-43v6-2q9x",
"modified": "2026-07-22T00:31:50Z",
"published": "2026-07-22T00:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60597"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WM66-6H3V-P7MR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:07 – Updated: 2022-08-05 00:00Improper access control vulnerability in share_link in QSAN Storage Manager allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files using particular parameter in download function.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-32517"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-07T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper access control vulnerability in share_link in QSAN Storage Manager allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files using particular parameter in download function.",
"id": "GHSA-wm66-6h3v-p7mr",
"modified": "2022-08-05T00:00:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:07:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32517"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4873-6f88b-1.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WM7G-8C9R-VG8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-19 06:30 – Updated: 2026-05-19 06:30The /api/v1/autotranslate.translateMessage endpoint in versions <8.5.0, <8.4.2, <8.3.4, <8.2.4, <8.1.5, <8.0.6, <7.13.8, and <7.10.12 allows any authenticated user to retrieve the full content of any message from any room (private groups, direct messages, channels) by simply providing the target message ID. The endpoint fetches the message via Messages.findOneById(messageId) with no room access check (canAccessRoomIdAsync is never called), returning the complete IMessage object including message text, sender info, room ID, timestamps, and markdown content.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-32994"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-19T05:16:23Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The /api/v1/autotranslate.translateMessage endpoint in versions \u003c8.5.0, \u003c8.4.2, \u003c8.3.4, \u003c8.2.4, \u003c8.1.5, \u003c8.0.6, \u003c7.13.8, and \u003c7.10.12 allows any authenticated user to retrieve the full content of any message from any room (private groups, direct messages, channels) by simply providing the target message ID. The endpoint fetches the message via Messages.findOneById(messageId) with no room access check (canAccessRoomIdAsync is never called), returning the complete IMessage object including message text, sender info, room ID, timestamps, and markdown content.",
"id": "GHSA-wm7g-8c9r-vg8p",
"modified": "2026-05-19T06:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-05-19T06:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32994"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3713682"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts
An adversary leverages the capability to execute their own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute due to programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts.
CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion
An adversary installs or adds malicious logic (also known as malware) into a seemingly benign component of a fielded system. This logic is often hidden from the user of the system and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. With the proliferation of mass digital storage and inexpensive multimedia devices, Bluetooth and 802.11 support, new attack vectors for spreading malware are emerging for things we once thought of as innocuous greeting cards, picture frames, or digital projectors. This pattern of attack focuses on systems already fielded and used in operation as opposed to systems and their components that are still under development and part of the supply chain.
CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to modify the execution parameters of a Windows service. The goal of this attack is to execute a malicious binary in place of an existing service.
CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate
An adversary exploits a weakness in authorization and installs a new root certificate on a compromised system. Certificates are commonly used for establishing secure TLS/SSL communications within a web browser. When a user attempts to browse a website that presents a certificate that is not trusted an error message will be displayed to warn the user of the security risk. Depending on the security settings, the browser may not allow the user to establish a connection to the website. Adversaries have used this technique to avoid security warnings prompting users when compromised systems connect over HTTPS to adversary controlled web servers that spoof legitimate websites in order to collect login credentials.
CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof
An adversary, through a previously installed malicious application, issues an intent directed toward a specific trusted application's component in an attempt to achieve a variety of different objectives including modification of data, information disclosure, and data injection. Components that have been unintentionally exported and made public are subject to this type of an attack. If the component trusts the intent's action without verififcation, then the target application performs the functionality at the adversary's request, helping the adversary achieve the desired negative technical impact.
CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure
An adversary, through a malicious web page, accesses application specific functionality by leveraging interfaces registered through WebView's addJavascriptInterface API. Once an interface is registered to WebView through addJavascriptInterface, it becomes global and all pages loaded in the WebView can call this interface.
CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration
An attacker with access to data files and processes on a victim's system injects malicious data into critical operational data during configuration or recalibration, causing the victim's system to perform in a suboptimal manner that benefits the adversary.
CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to insecure or incomplete data deletion in a multi-tenant environment. If a cloud provider fails to completely delete storage and data from former cloud tenants' systems/resources, once these resources are allocated to new, potentially malicious tenants, the latter can probe the provided resources for sensitive information still there.
CAPEC-550: Install New Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Adversaries may install a new service which will be executed at startup (on a Windows system, by modifying the registry). The service name may be disguised by using a name from a related operating system or benign software. Services are usually run with elevated privileges.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit
An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide by targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.
CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers
When a file is opened, its file handler is checked to determine which program opens the file. File handlers are configuration properties of many operating systems. Applications can modify the file handler for a given file extension to call an arbitrary program when a file with the given extension is opened.
CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable
An adversary exploits weaknesses in privilege management or access control to replace a trusted executable with a malicious version and enable the execution of malware when that trusted executable is called.
CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File
An adversary manipulates the files in a shared location by adding malicious programs, scripts, or exploit code to valid content. Once a user opens the shared content, the tainted content is executed.
CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot
An adversaries may add malicious content to a website through the open file share and then browse to that content with a web browser to cause the server to execute the content. The malicious content will typically run under the context and permissions of the web server process, often resulting in local system or administrative privileges depending on how the web server is configured.
CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon
Operating system allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or users logon to a system. If adversaries can access these scripts, they may insert additional code into the logon script. This code can allow them to maintain persistence or move laterally within an enclave because it is executed every time the affected user or users logon to a computer. Modifying logon scripts can effectively bypass workstation and enclave firewalls. Depending on the access configuration of the logon scripts, either local credentials or a remote administrative account may be necessary.
CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software
An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to disable security tools so that detection does not occur. This can take the form of killing processes, deleting registry keys so that tools do not start at run time, deleting log files, or other methods.