Kingdom: Environment

This section includes everything that is outside of the source code but is still critical to the security of the product that is being created. Because the issues covered by this kingdom are not directly related to source code, we separated it from the rest of the kingdoms.

J2EE Misconfiguration: Weak Access Permissions

Java/JSP

Abstract

Permission to invoke EJB methods should not be granted to the ANYONE role.

Explanation

If the EJB deployment descriptor contains one or more method permissions that grant access to the special ANYONE role, it indicates that access control for the application has not been fully thought through or that the application is structured in such a way that reasonable access control restrictions are impossible.

Example 1: The following deployment descriptor grants ANYONE permission to invoke the Employee EJB's method named getSalary().


<ejb-jar>
	...
	<assembly-descriptor>
		<method-permission>
			<role-name>ANYONE</role-name>
			<method>
				<ejb-name>Employee</ejb-name>
				<method-name>getSalary</method-name>
		</method-permission>
	</assembly-descriptor>
	...
</ejb-jar>

References

[1] A. Taylor et al. J2EE & Java: Developing Secure Web Applications with Java Technology (Hacking Exposed) Osborne/McGraw-Hill

[2] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 9

[3] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2023 [22] CWE ID 269

[4] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2024 [15] CWE ID 269

[5] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000213, CCI-000804, CCI-002165

[6] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 AC

[7] Standards Mapping - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Access Violation

[8] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AC-3 Access Enforcement (P1), IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users) (P1)

[9] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AC-3 Access Enforcement, IA-8 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)

[10] Standards Mapping - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 14.1.3 Build (L2 L3)

[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M5 Poor Authorization and Authentication

[12] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A2 Broken Access Control

[13] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 A10 Failure to Restrict URL Access

[14] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A8 Failure to Restrict URL Access

[15] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A5 Security Misconfiguration

[16] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration

[17] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A05 Security Misconfiguration

[18] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 6.5.2, Requirement 7.2

[19] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 6.5.10, Requirement 7.2

[20] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 Requirement 6.5.8, Requirement 7.2

[21] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 6.5.8, Requirement 7.2

[22] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 6.5.8, Requirement 7.2

[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 6.5.8, Requirement 7.2

[24] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 6.5.8, Requirement 7.2

[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 6.2.4, Requirement 7.3.2

[26] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0.1 Requirement 6.2.4, Requirement 7.3.2

[27] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 5.3 - Authentication and Access Control

[28] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 5.3 - Authentication and Access Control

[29] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 5.3 - Authentication and Access Control, Control Objective C.2.3 - Web Software Access Controls, Control Objective C.2.1.2 - Web Software Access Controls

[30] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.1 APP3480.2 CAT II

[31] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 APP3480.2 CAT II

[32] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.5 APP3480.2 CAT II

[33] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.6 APP3480.2 CAT II

[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.7 APP3480.2 CAT II

[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.9 APP3480.2 CAT II

[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.10 APP3480.2 CAT II

[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[48] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[49] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[50] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[51] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[52] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001870 CAT II

[53] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Application Misconfiguration (WASC-15), Insufficient Authentication (WASC-01)

[54] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 Insufficient Authentication

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