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Attack Pattern

Restful Privilege Elevation

CAPEC-58 · Detailed · Draft
An adversary identifies a Rest HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permission method allowing them to perform various malicious actions upon server data due to lack of access control mechanisms implemented within the application service accepting HTTP messages.
likelihood: High severity: High
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Targets These Weaknesses (CWE)

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The underlying weaknesses this attack pattern exploits. Follow into a CWE to see affected CVEs and its relationship tree.
CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
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