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Inappropriate coding practices - Public variables

Description

The code presents several classes whose variables are declared as public.

Impact

  • Get or set a public variable by any part of the program, and any rules regarding its use can be easily broken or forgotten.
  • Exploit the use of public variables in the code by accessing them through classes external to the application in order to modify the values of these variables and compromise the integrity of the application.

Recommendation

Unless strictly necessary, all variables should be declared as private.

Threat

Unauthorized attacker with access to the application.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

  • Attack vector: L
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: N
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal

  • Exploit code madurity: P
  • Remediation level: O
  • Report confidence: X

Result

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 4.0
    • Temporal: 3.6
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Low

Requirements

Fixes

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