Excessive privileges - Wildcards
Description
- Privileges are granted with wildcard (*) in critical actions. - Many roles have unnecessary privileges over IAM. - Some write actions allow the use of Wildcards(*).
Impact
Perform sensitive actions with roles that do not need it.
Recommendation
Grant privileges strictly to the roles that need it.
Threat
Internet attacker with access to the machines.
Expected Remediation Time
⏱️ 15 minutes.
Requirements
095 - Define users with privileges096 - Set user's required privileges186 - Use the principle of least privilegeFixes
Score
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
Attack vector
N
Attack complexity
H
Attack requirements
N
Privileges required
H
User interaction
N
Confidentiality (VC)
L
Integrity (VI)
L
Availability (VA)
L
Confidentiality (SC)
N
Integrity (SI)
N
Availability (SA)
N
Threat 4.0
Exploit maturity
U
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U