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Insecure service configuration - Roles

Description​

The definition of roles does not correctly represent the different aspects of responsibilities for the security levels of the organization.

Impact​

Detect authorization vulnerabilities, recognizing when a role can access a page that should have been restricted to another role.

Recommendation​

Verify the configured roles and be aware of the information that is transmitted about roles, accounts and logical groups in an application.

Threat​

Unauthorized user with access to sensitive information.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 30 minutes.

Score​

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

Base​

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

Temporal​

  • Exploit code madurity: X
  • Remediation level: W
  • Report confidence: X

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:W/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 5.4
    • Temporal: 5.3
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Code Examples​

Compliant code​

The application restricts access following a minimum permissions approach

{
  "Effect": "Allow",
  "Action": "iam:PassRole",
  "Resource": [
    "mydatabase:role/admin"
  ]
}

Non compliant code​

The application has misconfigured role access credentials

{
  "Effect": "Allow",
  "Action": "iam:PassRole",
  "Resource": [
    "mydatabase:role/user"
    "mydatabase:role/admin"
  ]
}

Requirements​

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