CWE
CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors Common Weakness Scoring System
Common Weakness Risk Analysis Framework
Home > CWE List > CWE- Individual Dictionary Definition (2.1)  

CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions

 
Improper Preservation of Permissions
Weakness ID: 281 (Weakness Base)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

The software does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
+ Time of Introduction
  • Architecture and Design
  • Implementation
  • Operation
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

All

+ Common Consequences
ScopeEffect
Confidentiality
Integrity

Technical Impact: Read application data; Modify application data

+ Observed Examples
ReferenceDescription
SUNALERT:27807
CVE-2001-1515Automatic modification of permissions inherited from another file system.
CVE-2005-1920Permissions on backup file are created with defaults, possibly less secure than original file.
CVE-2001-0195File is made world-readable when being cloned.
+ Weakness Ordinalities
OrdinalityDescription
Resultant

This is resultant from errors that prevent the permissions from being preserved.

+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfCategoryCategory275Permission Issues
Development Concepts (primary)699
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Research Concepts (primary)1000
+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVERPermission preservation failure
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities
2009-05-27CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Description, Name
2011-06-01CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Common_Consequences
Previous Entry Names
Change DatePrevious Entry Name
2009-05-27Permission Preservation Failure
Back to top
Page Last Updated: September 12, 2011
 

CWE is a Software Assurance strategic initiative co-sponsored by the National Cyber Security Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

This Web site is sponsored and managed by The MITRE Corporation to enable stakeholder collaboration. Copyright © 2006-2012, The MITRE Corporation. CWE, CWSS, CWRAF, and the CWE logo are trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

Contact cwe@mitre.org for more information.
Privacy policy
Terms of use
Contact us