CWE-425 — Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')
CWE-425: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Access Control: Read Application Data, Modify Application Data, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Mitigations
Architecture and Design — Apply appropriate access control authorizations for each access to all restricted URLs, scripts or files.
Architecture and Design — Consider using MVC based frameworks such as Struts.
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/425.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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