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Test case 55843

Deprecated test case

This version contains mistakes, making it deprecated. Deprecated test cases should not be used for new work. However, They remain in the SARD as a reference to redo previous work.
Type
source code
State
mixed
Status
deprecated
Language
Java
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CWE: 565 Cookies used to make a security decision; in this case a cookie is used to tell whether someone has administrator privileges
Sinks: cookieInSecurityDecisionServlet
GoodSink: Uses isUserInRole() to authorize user
BadSink : Uses the cookie to authorize user
Flow Variant: 19 Control flow: Dead code after an if(true) return

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