SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java

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Comment: REM cost reform

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Misuse of APIs that perform language access checks only against the immediate caller can break data encapsulation, leak sensitive information, or permit privilege escalation attacks.

Rule

Severity

Likelihood

Detectable

RepairableRemediation Cost

Priority

Level

SEC05-J

High

Probable

Yes

MediumNo

P12

L1

Automated Detection

ToolVersionCheckerDescription
CodeSonar
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JAVA.CLASS.ACCESS.BYPASS
JAVA.CLASS.ACCESS.MODIFY

Reflection bypasses member accessibility (Java)
Reflection modifies member accessibility (Java)

Parasoft Jtest
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CODSTACERT.BPSEC05.ARMImplementedAvoid using reflection methods
SonarQube
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SonarQube_V

S3011

Changing or bypassing accessibility is security-sensitive
SpotBugs

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REFL_REFLECTION_INCREASES_ACCESSIBILITY_OF_CLASSImplemented (since 4.5.0)

Related Guidelines

Secure Coding Guidelines for Java SE, Version 5.0

Guideline 9-10 / ACCESS-10: Be aware of standard APIs that perform Java language access checks against the immediate caller

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