Transparency attributes can be declared at several levels. If two different attributes are declared at two different levels, the attribute that
prevails is the one in the highest level. For example, you can declare that a class is SecuritySafeCritical
and that a method of this
class is SecurityCritical
. In this case, the method will be SecuritySafeCritical
and the SecurityCritical
attribute attached to it is ignored.
What is the potential impact?
Below are some real-world scenarios that illustrate some impacts of an attacker exploiting the vulnerability.
Elevation of Privileges
An attacker could potentially exploit conflicting transparency attributes to perform actions with higher privileges than intended.
Data Exposure
If a member with conflicting attributes is involved in handling sensitive data, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability to gain unauthorized
access to this data. This could lead to breaches of confidentiality and potential data loss.