# Missing Authorization (CWE-862)

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

**Stack:** Go

- Prevalence: Alta Frecuentemente explotada
- Impact: Alto 3 reglas de severidad alta
- Prevention: Documentada 3 ejemplos de corrección

**OWASP:** Broken Access Control (A01:2021-Broken Access Control) - #1

## Description

Assuming a user with a given identity, authorization is the process of determining whether that user can access a given resource. When authorization checks are completely missing, any authenticated user can access protected resources.

## Prevention

Estrategias de prevención para Missing Authorization basadas en 1 reglas de detección de Shoulder.

### Go

Require human approval for sensitive operations and limit agent loop iterations

## Warning Signs

- [HIGH] Excessive LLM agency detected: ...
- [HIGH] LLM implementations with excessive autonomy allowing destructive operations without human approval

## Consequences

- Leer datos de la aplicación
- Modificar datos de la aplicación
- Obtener privilegios

## Mitigations

- Implementa comprobaciones de autorización para todos los recursos protegidos
- Usa un mecanismo de autorización centralizado
- Sigue el principio de denegar por defecto

## Detection

- Total rules: 3
- Languages: go, javascript, typescript, python

## Rules by Language

### Go (1 rules)

- **LLM Excessive Agency** [HIGH]: Detects LLM implementations with excessive autonomy allowing destructive operations without human approval.
  - Remediation: Require human approval for sensitive operations and add iteration limits.

```go
if sensitiveOperations[toolName] {
    queueForApproval(toolCall)
}
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/go/cwe-862/llm-excessive-agency