663
This MemberOf relationships table shows additional CWE Catgeories and Views that reference this
weakness as a member. This information is often useful in understanding where a weakness fits
within the context of external information sources.
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 748 CERT C Secure Coding Standard (2008) Appendix -
POSIX (POS)
734 2351
MemberOf 884 CWE Cross-section 884 2567
MemberOf 962 SFP Secondary Cluster: Unchecked Status Condition 888 2400
MemberOf 1171 SEI CERT C Coding Standard - Guidelines 50. POSIX
(POS)
1154 2463
MemberOf 1396 Comprehensive Categorization: Access Control 1400 2519
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
CLASP Failure to check whether privileges
were dropped successfully
CERT C Secure Coding POS37-
C
Exact Ensure that privilege relinquishment is
successful
Software Fault Patterns SFP4 Unchecked Status Condition
References
[REF-18]Secure Software, Inc.. "The CLASP Application Security Process". 2005. < https://
cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/TheCLASPApplicationSecurityProcess.pdf >.
CWE-274: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
Weakness ID : 274
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an
operation, leading to resultant weaknesses.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr and give insight to
similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction. In addition, relationships such
as PeerOf and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar weaknesses that may want to be explored.
Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 269 Improper Privilege Management 646
ChildOf 755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions 1576
PeerOf 271 Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors 653
CanAlsoBe 280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges 672
Relevant to the view "Architectural Concepts" (CWE-1008)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1011 Authorize Actors 2425
Relevant to the view "Software Development" (CWE-699)
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-274: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
CWE-274: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges