ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Identity Impersonation
Configuring an ASP.NET application to run with impersonated credentials may give the application unnecessary privileges.
Description
The use of impersonated credentials allows an ASP.NET application to run with either the privileges of the client on whose behalf it is executing or with arbitrary privileges granted in its configuration.
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