A valid, authenticated user with sufficient privileges and who is aware of Continuous Compliance’s internal database configurations can leverage the application’s built-in Connector functionality to access Continuous Compliance’s internal database. This allows the user to explore the internal database schema and export its data, including the properties of Connecters and Rule Sets.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: