C and C++ Binaries


BADFUNC.ADDACCESSACE : Use of {AddAccessAllowedAce,AddAccessDeniedAce}

Summary

A use of AddAccessAllowedAce() or AddAccessDeniedAce(). Access control entries added with AddAccessAllowedAce() and AddAccessDeniedAce() are not inheritable, which can lead to vulnerabilities.

Properties

Multiple warning classes share this mnemonic.

Checks for all these warning classes are disabled by default. To enable them all at once, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.

WARNING_FILTER += allow categories:BADFUNC.ADDACCESSACE
Class Name Use of AddAccessAllowedAce
Significance style
Mnemonic BADFUNC.ADDACCESSACE
Categories
CWE CWE:269 Improper Privilege Management
  CWE:281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
  CWE:676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
BSI BSI:AddAccess-ACE  
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A5 Broken access control
  OWASP-2017:A9 Using components with known vulnerabilities
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A1 Broken access control
  OWASP-2021:A6 Vulnerable and outdated components
Availability Available for C and C++.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Use of AddAccessAllowedAce"
To enable all BSI-related classes, including all BSI-specific BADFUNC classes, use the bsi configuration preset.
Class Name Use of AddAccessDeniedAce
Significance style
Mnemonic BADFUNC.ADDACCESSACE
Categories
CWE CWE:269 Improper Privilege Management
  CWE:281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
  CWE:676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
BSI BSI:AddAccess-ACE  
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A5 Broken access control
  OWASP-2017:A9 Using components with known vulnerabilities
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A1 Broken access control
  OWASP-2021:A6 Vulnerable and outdated components
Availability Available for C and C++.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Use of AddAccessDeniedAce"
To enable all BSI-related classes, including all BSI-specific BADFUNC classes, use the bsi configuration preset.

Triggering Functions

Warning Class Triggering Functions
Use of AddAccessAllowedAce AddAccessAllowedAce()
Use of AddAccessDeniedAce AddAccessDeniedAce()

Resolution

Use AddAccessAllowedAceEx() and AddAccessDeniedAceEx() instead.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

This class is implemented using a BAD_FUNCTION_* rule set in the general template configuration file.

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.