id: linux-world-writable-file info: name: Linux World-Writable File Permission author: songyaeji severity: high description: | System files were configured with world-writable (chmod o+w) permissions.Malicious users could modify them, leading to privilege escalation, backdoors, or service disruption. reference: - https://isms.kisa.or.kr tags: linux,local,audit,compliance,kisa self-contained: true code: - engine: - sh - bash source: | find / -type f -perm -0002 ! -path "/tmp/*" -exec ls -l {} \; 2>/dev/null matchers: - type: regex name: world-writable-files part: response regex: - "^-........w.*" # digest: 4b0a00483046022100cb4eeed99539ca94bafeaaa60912f67fcac73a5d2c5a4f77d1f5085271959995022100e8df18d9e16d1dd7a187b6bde457f4706e1863500ba810dae15f383f8942bace:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950