594 vulnerabilities classified as CWE-732 (关键资源的不正确权限授予). AI Chinese analysis included.
CWE-732 represents a critical access control weakness where software assigns overly permissive security attributes to vital resources, such as files, directories, or registry keys. This misconfiguration allows unintended actors to read or modify data that should remain restricted, often leading to sensitive information disclosure or unauthorized system changes. Attackers typically exploit this by identifying these loose permissions to access confidential data or alter critical configurations, potentially escalating privileges or compromising system integrity. To prevent this, developers must adhere to the principle of least privilege, ensuring resources are accessible only to necessary processes and users. Rigorous code reviews, automated static analysis tools, and strict adherence to secure coding standards help identify and correct improper permission assignments before deployment, thereby safeguarding critical assets against unauthorized access and manipulation.
#define OUTFILE "hello.out" umask(0); FILE *out; /* Ignore link following (CWE-59) for brevity */ out = fopen(OUTFILE, "w"); if (out) { fprintf(out, "hello world!\n"); fclose(out); }-rw-rw-rw- 1 username 13 Nov 24 17:58 hello.outfunction createUserDir($username){ $path = '/home/'.$username; if(!mkdir($path)){ return false; } if(!chown($path,$username)){ rmdir($path); return false; } return true; }Vulnerabilities classified as CWE-732 (关键资源的不正确权限授予) represent 594 CVEs. The CWE taxonomy describes the weakness; review individual CVEs for product-specific impact.