AUTHORIZATION (AZQ)

Christopher can inject a command that the application will run at a higher privilege level

AUTHORIZATION
Q

Christopher can inject a command that the application will run at a higher privilege level

OWASP SCP

209

OWASP ASVS

5.3.8

OWASP AppSensor

CAPEC

-

SAFECODE

8,10,11

How to play?

Firstly apply appropriate input validation and encoding. In cases where the application must run with elevated privileges, raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible.

Mappings

OWASP ASVS (4.0): 5.3.8

Capec: 17 ,30 ,69 ,234

OWASP SCP: 209

OWASP Appsensor:

Safecode: 8,10,11

ASVS (4.0) Cheatsheetseries Index

ASVS V5.3 - Output encoding and Injection Prevention Requirements

No suitable mappings were found.

Attacks

SQL Injection

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Command Injection

File Upload Vulnerabilities

Privilege escalation

Session Hijacking (Man-in-the-Middle)

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