CWE-556: ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Identity Impersonation
ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Identity Impersonation
Weakness ID: 556 (Weakness Variant)
Status: Incomplete
Description
Description Summary
Configuring an ASP.NET application to run with impersonated
credentials may give the application unnecessary
privileges.
Extended Description
The use of impersonated credentials allows an ASP.NET application to run
with either the privileges of the client on whose behalf it is executing or
with arbitrary privileges granted in its configuration.