CWE-653 — Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
CWE-653: Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Class |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product does not properly compartmentalize or isolate functionality, processes, or resources that require different privilege levels, rights, or permissions.
When a weakness occurs in functionality that is accessible by lower-privileged users, then without strong boundaries, an attack might extend the scope of the damage to higher-privileged users.
Common consequences
- Access Control: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Bypass Protection Mechanism
Mitigations
Architecture and Design — Break up privileges between different modules, objects, or entities. Minimize the interfaces between modules and require strong access control between them.
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html