如果在使用用戶控制的項名稱且沒有適當 access control 的情形下訪問 SimpleDB 數據庫，則會允許攻擊者查看未經授權的記錄。
Database access control 錯誤在以下情況下發生：
1. 數據從一個不可信賴的數據源進入程序。
2. 此數據被用于指定 SimpleDB 訪問調用中的項目名。
例 1：以下代碼對在事務日期后命名的清單數據庫進行操作。此程序首先驗證客戶，然后使客戶能夠從以前的清單列表中選擇。
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String selectedInvoice = request.getParameter("invoiceDate");
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AmazonSimpleDBClient sdbc = new AmazonSimpleDBClient(appAWSCredentials);
GetAttributesResult sdbResult = sdbc.getAttributes(new GetAttributesRequest("invoices", selectedInvoice));
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[1] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 - (OWASP 2004) A2 Broken Access Control
[2] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 - (OWASP 2007) A4 Insecure Direct Object Reference
[3] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 - (OWASP 2010) A4 Insecure Direct Object References
[4] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 - (FISMA) AC
[5] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3 - (STIG 3) APP3510 CAT I
[6] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 - (STIG 3.4) APP3510 CAT I
[7] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration - (CWE) CWE ID 566
[8] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 - (WASC 24 + 2) Insufficient Authorization
[9] Standards Mapping - SANS Top 25 2011 - (SANS Top 25 2011) Porous Defenses - CWE ID 863
[10] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 - (PCI 1.1) Requirement 6.5.2
[11] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 - (PCI 1.2) Requirement 6.5.4
[12] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 - (PCI 2.0) Requirement 6.5.8