CVE-2023-20184

Authorization checks via training and content reviews ensure only approved information is released to public systems.

Documenting access to processing and storage locations helps ensure correct authorization for information resources.

Requiring explicit approval for maintenance activities and component removal enforces proper authorization for critical system operations.

Procedures enforce authorization rules for media handling, making unauthorized actions harder to perform without detection.

Limiting media access to authorized parties addresses improper authorization for resource access.

The control requires authorization mechanisms and senior approval to prevent unauthorized viewing or alteration of the plan.

Mandates authorization checks so public access cannot perform disallowed operations or modifications.

Decoys identify and block exploitation of improper authorization by providing monitored targets that mimic protected functions.

Enforcing least-privilege permissions and authorization policies directly prevents unauthorized file/directory exposure.

Data-at-rest protections such as encryption or ACLs reduce the impact of unintended file exposure.

Logical segmentation and access protections stop external parties from reaching files that should remain internal.

Hardened configuration baselines commonly include file-system permission settings that limit external access.

A.5.1 only requires the existence of an overarching policy and topic-specific policies (including on access control); it does not itself perform or enforce any authorization check, so the CWE-285 weakness can still be exploited.

Mapping access rights to information classification and business requirements forces correct enforcement of authorization decisions, blocking the incorrect authorization weakness at the policy and implementation stage.