Client Controlled Privilege Manipulation
Variants:
Direct Persistent Session
Also Known As:
Client-Controlled Role Manipulation, Authorization Bypass via via Parameter Tampering
Vector Type:
Attack
Relevance:
Generic
Layer:
Application-Level
Platforms:
Any
Target Type:
Application
Affected Mechanisms:
Secure Design
Invented In:
01/02/2000
Added In:
09/12/2014
Vector Operation Method:
Attackers can bypass the authorization enforcement mechanism by manipulating client-originating privilege and role variables that the application relies on to determine the user