Kingdom: API Abuse
An API is a contract between a caller and a callee. The most common forms of API abuse are caused by the caller failing to honor its end of this contract. For example, if a program fails to call chdir() after calling chroot(), it violates the contract that specifies how to change the active root directory in a secure fashion. Another good example of library abuse is expecting the callee to return trustworthy DNS information to the caller. In this case, the caller abuses the callee API by making certain assumptions about its behavior (that the return value can be used for authentication purposes). One can also violate the caller-callee contract from the other side. For example, if a coder subclasses SecureRandom and returns a non-random value, the contract is violated.
ASP.NET Middleware Out of Order: Insufficient Logging
Abstract
The application specifies ASP.NET Core logging middleware incorrectly.
Explanation
ASP.NET Core middleware that is not added to the middleware pipeline in the correct order will not function as intended, leaving an application open to a variety of security issues.
Example 1: The
Example 1: The
UseHttpLogging() method adds HTTP logging middleware to the middleware pipeline which allows middleware components to log. When specified in the wrong order as shown, no middleware added to the pipeline before the call to UseHttpLogging() will log.Example 2: The
...
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(...);
var app = builder.Build(...);
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseRouting();
app.UseSession();
app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
...
}
app.UseHttpLogging();
...
UseWC3Logging() method adds W3C logging middleware to the middleware pipeline which allows middleware components to log. When specified in the wrong order as shown, no middleware added to the pipeline before the call to UseWC3Logging() will log.
...
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(...);
var app = builder.Build(...);
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseRouting();
app.UseSession();
app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
...
}
app.UseWC3Logging();
...
References
[1] Rick Anderson, Steve Smith ASP.NET Core Middleware Microsoft
[2] Standards Mapping - CIS Azure Kubernetes Service Benchmark 3
[3] Standards Mapping - CIS Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Benchmark 2
[4] Standards Mapping - CIS Amazon Web Services Foundations Benchmark 1
[5] Standards Mapping - CIS Google Kubernetes Engine Benchmark normal
[6] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 696, CWE ID 778
[7] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000172
[8] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 CM
[9] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AU-12 Audit Generation (P1)
[10] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AU-12 Audit Record Generation
[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A10 Insecure Configuration Management
[12] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A6 Security Misconfiguration
[13] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A5 Security Misconfiguration
[14] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration, A10 Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
[15] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A09 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
[16] Standards Mapping - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 7.1.3 Log Content Requirements (L2 L3), 7.1.4 Log Content Requirements (L2 L3), 7.2.1 Log Processing Requirements (L2 L3), 7.2.2 Log Processing Requirements (L2 L3)
[17] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M1 Weak Server Side Controls
[18] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 6.5.10, Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[19] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[20] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[21] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[22] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[24] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4
[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.1.4, Requirement 10.2.2
[26] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 8.2 - Activity Tracking
[27] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 8.2 - Activity Tracking
[28] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 8.2 - Activity Tracking
[29] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.1 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[30] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[31] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.5 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[32] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.6 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[33] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.7 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.9 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.10 APP3680.4 CAT II, APP3680.5 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[48] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[49] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000590 CAT II, APSC-DV-000830 CAT II
[50] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Application Misconfiguration (WASC-15)
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