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CWE-285 Improper Authorization: Missing Checks and How to Fix

CWE-285 is a missing or wrong authorization check when someone accesses a resource. See real CVEs, a code example, test steps, and a central policy fix.

Oct 18, 20266 min read
Application Security

CWE-284 Improper Access Control: The Pillar Behind Many Breaches

CWE-284 is the top level weakness for failing to restrict access to a resource. Learn the specification versus enforcement split, real CVEs, and a review method.

Oct 18, 20265 min read
Application Security

CWE-283 Unverified Ownership: Check Who Owns the Resource

CWE-283 is trusting a critical resource without checking its owner. A socket or device owned by the wrong user can undo your authentication.

Oct 18, 20262 min read
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CWE-282 Improper Ownership Management: Wrong Owner, Wrong Trust

CWE-282 covers assigning the wrong owner to an object, or failing to verify who owns it. Learn why setuid programs and config files make this dangerous.

Oct 18, 20262 min read
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CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions in Copies and Backups

CWE-281 covers copy, restore, and share operations that loosen permissions. Learn how backups and clones expose files and how to preserve modes safely.

Oct 18, 20262 min read
Application Security

CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

CWE-280 is a program that mishandles being denied access and lands in an invalid state. See the examples and the fail-safe fix.

Oct 18, 20262 min read
Application Security

CWE-28 Path Traversal with '..\\filedir' on Windows Systems

Backslash dot-dot sequences are the native traversal on Windows and a bypass elsewhere. How CWE-28 works, with observed cases and a fix that handles both separators.

Oct 18, 20263 min read
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CWE-279 Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions and Log Files

CWE-279 covers programs that set object permissions at runtime in a way that overrides what the user asked for. The classic case is log files opened read and write.

Oct 18, 20262 min read
Application Security

CWE-278 Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions in Archives

CWE-278 is when a program silently keeps unsafe permissions from a source such as an archive. See how it happens and how to extract files safely.

Oct 18, 20262 min read

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