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2024 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses: Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)

Improper Privilege Management, as classified under CWE-269, occurs when a software application improperly manages or enforces access control policies, allowing unauthorised users to perform restricted actions. This weakness can lead to severe consequences, such as data breaches, privilege escalation, and compromise of system integrity.

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OWASP Top 10 for Mobile Apps: M6 – Insecure Authorisation

Insecure authorisation occurs when an application fails to properly enforce access control mechanisms, allowing unauthorised users or attackers to access resources, perform actions, or manipulate data without appropriate permissions. Unlike authentication, which verifies a user’s identity, authorisation determines what an authenticated user is allowed to do.