Insufficient Authorization is when a web site permits access to sensitive content or functionality that should require increased access control restrictions. When a user is authenticated to a web site, it does not necessarily mean that he should have full access to all content and that functionality should be granted arbitrarily.
Technical Specifications
- Technical specifications
- WASC TC v2.0 Classes Coverage
- WASC TC v1.0 Classes Coverage
- OWASP Top Ten 2013 Coverage
- OWASP Top Ten 2010 Coverage
- OWASP Top Ten 2007 Coverage
- OWASP Top Ten 2004 Coverage
- 2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Coverage
- 2010 CWE/SANS Top 25 Coverage
- 2009 CWE/SANS Top 25 Coverage
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
- NIST Special Publication 800-53
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
- DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
- ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Coverage
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Coverage

