CWE-671 4 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-671: Lack of Administrator Control over Security

Overview

CWE-671 (Lack of Administrator Control over Security) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

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.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2025-24024 2025-01-21 Mjolnir is a moderation tool for Matrix. Mjolnir v1.9.0 responds to management commands from any room the bot is member of. This can allow users who aren't operators of the bot to use the bot's functi…
CVE-2023-20115 2023-08-23 A vulnerability in the SFTP server implementation for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download or ov…
CVE-2022-29163 2022-05-20 Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if th…
CVE-2018-13283 2019-04-01 Lack of administrator control over security vulnerability in client.cgi in Synology SSL VPN Client before 1.2.5-0226 allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks via the (1) command, (…

Previous names

  • Design Principle Violation: Lack of Administrator Control over Security (2009-01-12)

Content submission

Name
CWE Community
Date
2008-04-11
Version
Draft 9
Comment
Submitted by members of the CWE community to extend early CWE versions

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Description, Relationships
2009-01-12 CWE Content Team 1.2 updated Description, Name
2010-02-16 CWE Content Team 1.8 updated Relationships
2010-09-27 CWE Content Team 1.10 updated Relationships
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2011-06-27 CWE Content Team 2.0 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships, Relevant_Properties
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples
2024-02-29 CWE Content Team 4.14 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Observed_Examples
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities
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