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CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.

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Resources such as files and directories may be inadvertently exposed through mechanisms such as insecure permissions, or when a program accidentally operates on the wrong object. For example, a program may intend that private files can only be provided to a specific user. This effectively defines a control sphere that is intended to prevent attackers from accessing these private files. If the file permissions are insecure, then parties other than the user will be able to access those files.

A separate control sphere might effectively require that the user can only access the private files, but not any other files on the system. If the program does not ensure that the user is only requesting private files, then the user might be able to access other files on the system.

In either case, the end result is that a resource has been exposed to the wrong party.

Source: MITRE CWE-668

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  • Medium 5.3
    CVE-2024-40725 Public exploit

    Apache HTTP Server: source code disclosure with handlers configured via AddType

    A partial fix for  CVE-2024-39884 in the core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.61 ignores some use of the legacy content-type based configuration of handlers. "AddType" and similar configuration, under some circumstances where files are requested indirectly, result …

    Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server apache2 apache2 Debian Ubuntu Alpine
  • Medium 6.5
    CVE-2022-38599 Public exploit

    Teleport v3.2.2, Teleport v3.5.6-rc6, and Teleport v3.6.3-b2 was discovered to contain an information leak via the /use…

  • Medium 6.5
    CVE-2021-36749 Public exploit EPSS 81%

    Apache Druid: The HTTP inputSource allows authenticated users to read data from other sources than intended (incomplete fix of CVE-2021-26920)

    In the Druid ingestion system, the InputSource is used for reading data from a certain data source. However, the HTTP InputSource allows authenticated users to read data from other sources than intended, such as the local file system, with the privileges of t…

    Apache Software Foundation Apache Druid org.apache.druid:druid-core Maven
  • Medium 5.6
    CVE-2020-15215 Public exploit

    Context isolation bypass in Electron

    Electron before versions 11.0.0-beta.6, 10.1.2, 9.3.1 or 8.5.2 is vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. Apps using both `contextIsolation` and `sandbox: true` are affected. Apps using both `contextIsolation` and `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames: true` are affe…

    electron electron electron npm