CWE-863β€”Incorrect Authorization

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released 2011-06-01 Β· last modified 2025-12-11
CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization - Diagram

Metadata

CWE ID:
CWE-863
Abstraction:
Class
Structure:
Simple
Status:
Incomplete
Release Date:
2011-06-01
Latest Modification Date:
2025-12-11

Weakness Name

Incorrect Authorization

Description

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

Common Consequences

Scope:
Confidentiality
Impact:
Read Application Data, Read Files or Directories
Notes:
An attacker could bypass intended access restrictions to read sensitive data, either by reading the data directly from a data store that is not correctly restricted, or by accessing insufficiently-protected, privileged functionality to read the data.
Scope:
Integrity
Impact:
Modify Application Data, Modify Files or Directories
Notes:
An attacker could bypass intended access restrictions to modify sensitive data, either by writing the data directly to a data store that is not correctly restricted, or by accessing insufficiently-protected, privileged functionality to write the data.
Scope:
Access Control
Impact:
Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Bypass Protection Mechanism
Notes:
An attacker could bypass intended access restrictions to gain privileges by modifying or reading critical data directly, or by accessing privileged functionality.
Scope:
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Impact:
Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Notes:
An attacker could use elevated privileges to execute unauthorized commands or code.
Scope:
Availability
Impact:
DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory), DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
Notes:
An attacker could gain unauthorized access to resources on the system and excessively consume those resources, leading to a denial of service.

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