Kingdom: Security Features
Software security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.
Privilege Management: Missing API Permission
Abstract
The program attempts to perform an operation without requesting the required permission.
Explanation
Certain Android operations require permissions. Permissions have to be requested by the application at install time by listing them in the
Example 1: The following code sends a text based SMS.
This API requires the
AndroidManifest.xml file via <uses-permission/> tags. If the required permissions are not requested, the operations that require these permissions will fail at runtime. In some cases, a java.lang.SecurityException is thrown back to the application. Other times, operations fail silently without an exception.Example 1: The following code sends a text based SMS.
sms.sendTextMessage(recipient, null, message, PendingIntent.getBroadcast(SmsMessaging.this, 0, new Intent(ACTION_SMS_SENT), 0), null);
This API requires the
android.permission.SEND_SMS permission. If this permission is not requested by the application in the manifest file, the application will fail to send an SMS.References
[1] Using Permissions
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[3] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 280
[4] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2023 [22] CWE ID 269
[5] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2024 [15] CWE ID 269
[6] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000213, CCI-002038, CCI-002039, CCI-002165
[7] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 AC
[8] Standards Mapping - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Access Violation
[9] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AC-3 Access Enforcement (P1), IA-11 Re-Authentication (P0)
[10] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AC-3 Access Enforcement, SC-11 Trusted Path
[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP API 2023 API1 Broken Object Level Authorization
[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 A01 Broken Access Control
[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 2.0 Requirement 7.1.1
[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 7.1.2
[24] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 7.1.2
[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 7.1.2
[26] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 7.1.2
[27] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 7.2.2
[28] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0.1 Requirement 7.2.2
[29] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 5.4 - Authentication and Access Control
[30] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 5.4 - Authentication and Access Control
[31] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 5.4 - Authentication and Access Control, Control Objective C.2.3 - Web Software Access Controls
[32] Standards Mapping - SANS Top 25 2009 Porous Defenses - CWE ID 285
[33] Standards Mapping - SANS Top 25 2010 Porous Defenses - CWE ID 285
[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II
[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001520 CAT II, APSC-DV-001530 CAT II
[48] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.1 APSC-DV-000460 CAT I, APSC-DV-000470 CAT II, APSC-DV-001520 CAT II, APSC-DV-001530 CAT II
[49] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Insufficient Authorization (WASC-02)
[50] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 Insufficient Authorization
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