CWE-671
Lack of Administrator Control over Security
Description
The product uses security features in a way that prevents the product's administrator from tailoring security settings to reflect the environment in which the product is being used. This introduces resultant weaknesses or prevents it from operating at a level of security that is desired by the administrator.
If the product's administrator does not have the ability to manage security-related decisions at all times, then protecting the product from outside threats - including the product's developer - can become impossible. For example, a hard-coded account name and password cannot be changed by the administrator, thus exposing that product to attacks that the administrator can not prevent.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Varies by Context
CVE-2022-29953Condition Monitor firmware has a maintenance interface with hard-coded credentials
CVE-2000-0127GUI configuration tool does not enable a security option when a checkbox is selected, although that option is honored when manually set in the configuration file.
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