CWE-654: Separation of Privilege
A protection mechanism relies exclusively, or to a large extent, on the evaluation of a single condition or the integrity of a single object or entity in order to make a decision about granting access to restricted resources or functionality.
Also known as Reliance on a Single Factor in a Security Decision.
A kind of CWE-657 Violation of Secure Design Principles.
From the CWE List. © The MITRE Corporation.