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Android Bad Practices: Just Provider writePermission Defined
Abstract
The program declares a content provider with only the
writePermission defined.Explanation
While it is a good idea to define separate read and write permissions for content providers, defining only the
Example 1: The following is an example of a content provider declared with only the
writePermission could be misleading. Due to the nature of SQL, generating true write-only queries is generally impossible: even when the user does not have direct access to the data, an attacker may reconstruct the stored data by manipulating the where clause.Example 1: The following is an example of a content provider declared with only the
writePermission.<provider android:name=".ContentProvider" android:writePermission="content.permission.WRITE_CONTENT"/>
References
[1] Provider Element
[2] Path Permission Element
[3] Security guidelines - Permissions
[4] Jesse Burns Developing Secure Mobile Applications for Android
[5] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 265
[6] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000213, CCI-002165
[7] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 AC
[8] Standards Mapping - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Indirect Access to Sensitive Data
[9] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AC-3 Access Enforcement (P1)
[10] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AC-3 Access Enforcement
[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 1.14.5 Configuration Architectural Requirements (L2 L3)
[12] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M5 Poor Authorization and Authentication
[13] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2024 M3 Insecure Authentication/Authorization
[14] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard 2.0 MASVS-AUTH-1
[15] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A2 Broken Access Control
[16] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A6 Security Misconfiguration
[17] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A5 Security Misconfiguration
[18] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration
[19] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A05 Security Misconfiguration
[20] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 6.5.10
[21] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 7.1.1
[22] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 7.1.2
[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 7.1.2
[24] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 7.1.2
[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 7.1.2
[26] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 7.2.2
[27] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 5.4 - Authentication and Access Control
[28] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 5.4 - Authentication and Access Control
[29] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 5.4 - Authentication and Access Control
[30] Standards Mapping - SANS Top 25 2009 Porous Defenses - CWE ID 285
[31] Standards Mapping - SANS Top 25 2010 Porous Defenses - CWE ID 285
[32] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.1 APP3480.2 CAT II
[33] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 APP3480.2 CAT II
[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.5 APP3480.2 CAT II
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.6 APP3480.2 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.7 APP3480.2 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.9 APP3480.2 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.10 APP3480.2 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[48] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[49] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[50] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[51] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[52] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[53] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[54] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Application Misconfiguration (WASC-15)
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