CWE-306
AllowedMissing Authentication for Critical Function
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
3467 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4F22-7H3G-C989
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-09 12:30 – Updated: 2025-10-08 12:30An Improper Authentication vulnerability in Korenix JetNet TFTP allows abuse of this service. This issue affects JetNet devices older than firmware version 2024/01.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-5376"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-09T10:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An Improper Authentication vulnerability in Korenix JetNet TFTP allows abuse of this service.\u00a0This issue affects JetNet devices older than firmware version 2024/01.",
"id": "GHSA-4f22-7h3g-c989",
"modified": "2025-10-08T12:30:26Z",
"published": "2024-01-09T12:30:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5376"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cyberdanube.com/en/en-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-korenix-jetnet-series"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.beijerelectronics.com/en/support/Help___online?docId=69947"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176550/Korenix-JetNet-Series-Unauthenticated-Access.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/11"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4F3R-2VXP-MJ25
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44Weak access control methods on the TP-Link TL-SG108E 1.0.0 allow any user on a NAT network with an authenticated administrator to access the device without entering user credentials. The authentication record is stored on the device; thus if an administrator authenticates from a NAT network, the authentication applies to the IP address of the NAT gateway, and any user behind that NAT gateway is also treated as authenticated.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-17746"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-20T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Weak access control methods on the TP-Link TL-SG108E 1.0.0 allow any user on a NAT network with an authenticated administrator to access the device without entering user credentials. The authentication record is stored on the device; thus if an administrator authenticates from a NAT network, the authentication applies to the IP address of the NAT gateway, and any user behind that NAT gateway is also treated as authenticated.",
"id": "GHSA-4f3r-2vxp-mj25",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17746"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/67"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4F7J-XF8R-8572
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-25 18:32 – Updated: 2024-09-25 12:30Missing authentication in the SearchStudentsRFID method in IDAttend’s IDWeb application 3.1.052 and earlier allows extraction sensitive student data by unauthenticated attackers.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-26576"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-25T18:17:25Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Missing authentication in the SearchStudentsRFID method in IDAttend\u2019s IDWeb application 3.1.052 and earlier allows extraction sensitive student data by unauthenticated attackers. ",
"id": "GHSA-4f7j-xf8r-8572",
"modified": "2024-09-25T12:30:40Z",
"published": "2023-10-25T18:32:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26576"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories/cve-2023-26576"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4F7P-398V-2RW7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-07 18:30 – Updated: 2025-05-07 18:30A vulnerability in the management API of Cisco Catalyst Center, formerly Cisco DNA Center, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read and modify the outgoing proxy configuration settings.
This vulnerability is due to the lack of authentication in an API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to the affected API of a Catalyst Center device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view or modify the outgoing proxy configuration, which could disrupt internet traffic from Cisco Catalyst Center or may allow the attacker to intercept outbound internet traffic.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-20210"
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"CWE-306"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-07T18:15:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the management API of Cisco Catalyst Center, formerly Cisco DNA Center, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read and modify the outgoing proxy configuration settings.\n\nThis vulnerability is due to the lack of authentication in an API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to the affected API of a Catalyst Center device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view or modify the outgoing proxy configuration, which could disrupt internet traffic from Cisco Catalyst Center or may allow the attacker to intercept outbound internet traffic.",
"id": "GHSA-4f7p-398v-2rw7",
"modified": "2025-05-07T18:30:49Z",
"published": "2025-05-07T18:30:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20210"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-api-nBPZcJCM"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4FH8-PM7G-PMXQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-10 20:28 – Updated: 2021-04-22 21:44Web endpoint authentication check is broken in Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha4, 3.0.0-beta1, and 3.0.0. Authenticated users may impersonate any user even if no proxy user is configured.
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"name": "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main"
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"introduced": "3.0.0-alpha4"
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"fixed": "3.0.1"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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"versions": [
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]
},
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main"
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"ranges": [
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"introduced": "3.0.0-beta1"
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"versions": [
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"name": "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main"
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"ranges": [
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"introduced": "3.0.0"
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"fixed": "3.0.1"
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],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.0.0"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-11764"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-22T21:44:53Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-21T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Web endpoint authentication check is broken in Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha4, 3.0.0-beta1, and 3.0.0. Authenticated users may impersonate any user even if no proxy user is configured.",
"id": "GHSA-4fh8-pm7g-pmxq",
"modified": "2021-04-22T21:44:53Z",
"published": "2022-02-10T20:28:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11764"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r790ad0a049cde713b93589ecfd4dd2766fda0fc6807eedb6cf69f5c1%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0003"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Authentication bypass in Apache Hadoop"
}
GHSA-4FQM-96MJ-R77P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-18 15:32 – Updated: 2026-06-18 15:32A broken authorization boundary in the RTSP media delivery pipeline of Shenzhen Liandian Communication Technology LTD V380 IP Camera firmware AppFHE1_V1.0.6.020230803 enables unauthenticated network actors to bypass the device’s credential-enforced live-view workflow and directly retrieve real-time video stream data.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-12527"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-18T14:17:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A broken authorization boundary in the RTSP media delivery pipeline of Shenzhen Liandian Communication Technology LTD V380 IP Camera firmware AppFHE1_V1.0.6.020230803 enables unauthenticated network actors to bypass the device\u2019s credential-enforced live-view workflow and directly retrieve real-time video stream data.",
"id": "GHSA-4fqm-96mj-r77p",
"modified": "2026-06-18T15:32:02Z",
"published": "2026-06-18T15:32:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12527"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/AounShAh/Research-on-v380-cctv-ip-camera#broken-access-control-leading-to-critical-live-video-exposure"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:X/V:C/RE:X/U:Red",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-4GCV-WQWQ-WM8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:58 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:58An issue was discovered in Moxa NPort 5110 versions prior to 2.6, NPort 5130/5150 Series versions prior to 3.6, NPort 5200 Series versions prior to 2.8, NPort 5400 Series versions prior to 3.11, NPort 5600 Series versions prior to 3.7, NPort 5100A Series & NPort P5150A versions prior to 1.3, NPort 5200A Series versions prior to 1.3, NPort 5150AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5250AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5450AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5600-8-DT Series versions prior to 2.4, NPort 5600-8-DTL Series versions prior to 2.4, NPort 6x50 Series versions prior to 1.13.11, NPort IA5450A versions prior to v1.4. Firmware can be updated over the network without authentication, which may allow remote code execution.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-9369"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-02-13T21:59:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Moxa NPort 5110 versions prior to 2.6, NPort 5130/5150 Series versions prior to 3.6, NPort 5200 Series versions prior to 2.8, NPort 5400 Series versions prior to 3.11, NPort 5600 Series versions prior to 3.7, NPort 5100A Series \u0026 NPort P5150A versions prior to 1.3, NPort 5200A Series versions prior to 1.3, NPort 5150AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5250AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5450AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5600-8-DT Series versions prior to 2.4, NPort 5600-8-DTL Series versions prior to 2.4, NPort 6x50 Series versions prior to 1.13.11, NPort IA5450A versions prior to v1.4. Firmware can be updated over the network without authentication, which may allow remote code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-4gcv-wqwq-wm8p",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:58:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:58:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9369"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-02"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85965"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4GVJ-WFPH-8C6J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-01 09:30 – Updated: 2024-10-01 09:30The WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1. This is due to the rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function not properly validating a user's identity prior to authenticating them to the site. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, granted they have access to the administrator's email.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-9289"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-01T09:15:09Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The WordPress \u0026 WooCommerce Affiliate Program plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1. This is due to the rtwwwap_login_request_callback() function not properly validating a user\u0027s identity prior to authenticating them to the site. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, granted they have access to the administrator\u0027s email.",
"id": "GHSA-4gvj-wfph-8c6j",
"modified": "2024-10-01T09:30:51Z",
"published": "2024-10-01T09:30:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9289"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-woocommerce-affiliate-program/23580333"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed19835f-2718-41d8-95af-47c8b9589529?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4GW8-QC3X-7GMV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44Incorrect access control in AMAG Symmetry Door Edge Network Controllers (EN-1DBC Boot App 23611 03.60 and STD App 23603 03.60; EN-2DBC Boot App 24451 01.00 and STD App 2461 01.00) enables remote attackers to execute door controller commands (e.g., lock, unlock, add ID card value) by sending unauthenticated requests to the affected devices via Serial over TCP/IP, as demonstrated by a Ud command.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-16241"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-10T01:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect access control in AMAG Symmetry Door Edge Network Controllers (EN-1DBC Boot App 23611 03.60 and STD App 23603 03.60; EN-2DBC Boot App 24451 01.00 and STD App 2461 01.00) enables remote attackers to execute door controller commands (e.g., lock, unlock, add ID card value) by sending unauthenticated requests to the affected devices via Serial over TCP/IP, as demonstrated by a Ud command.",
"id": "GHSA-4gw8-qc3x-7gmv",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16241"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/lixmk/Concierge"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hushcon.com/schedule.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.secureworks.com/research/advisory-2017-001"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4H4M-5X9G-8WHV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-09 12:31 – Updated: 2025-07-29 18:30A flaw was found in systems utilizing LUKS-encrypted disks with GRUB configured for TPM-based auto-decryption. When GRUB is set to automatically decrypt disks using keys stored in the TPM, it reads the decryption key into system memory. If an attacker with physical access can corrupt the underlying filesystem superblock, GRUB will fail to locate a valid filesystem and enter rescue mode. At this point, the disk is already decrypted, and the decryption key remains loaded in system memory. This scenario may allow an attacker with physical access to access the unencrypted data without any further authentication, thereby compromising data confidentiality. Furthermore, the ability to force this state through filesystem corruption also presents a data integrity concern.
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"CVE-2025-4382"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-09T12:15:33Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A flaw was found in systems utilizing LUKS-encrypted disks with GRUB configured for TPM-based auto-decryption. When GRUB is set to automatically decrypt disks using keys stored in the TPM, it reads the decryption key into system memory. If an attacker with physical access can corrupt the underlying filesystem superblock, GRUB will fail to locate a valid filesystem and enter rescue mode. At this point, the disk is already decrypted, and the decryption key remains loaded in system memory. This scenario may allow an attacker with physical access to access the unencrypted data without any further authentication, thereby compromising data confidentiality. Furthermore, the ability to force this state through filesystem corruption also presents a data integrity concern.",
"id": "GHSA-4h4m-5x9g-8whv",
"modified": "2025-07-29T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-05-09T12:31:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4382"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4382"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2364416"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitweb.git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=blobdiff;f=grub-core/kern/rescue_reader.c;h=a71ada8fb7da2eae6ee7135fe234fb1755ca78b0;hp=4259857ba9eea45446bc40ea13c3de4ab1b88ffd;hb=c448f511e74cb7c776b314fcb7943f98d3f22b6d;hpb=4abac0ad5a7914dd3cdfff08aaac06588bf98d80"
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
- Divide the software into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Identify which of these areas require a proven user identity, and use a centralized authentication capability.
- Identify all potential communication channels, or other means of interaction with the software, to ensure that all channels are appropriately protected, including those channels that are assumed to be accessible only by authorized parties. Developers sometimes perform authentication at the primary channel, but open up a secondary channel that is assumed to be private. For example, a login mechanism may be listening on one network port, but after successful authentication, it may open up a second port where it waits for the connection, but avoids authentication because it assumes that only the authenticated party will connect to the port.
- In general, if the software or protocol allows a single session or user state to persist across multiple connections or channels, authentication and appropriate credential management need to be used throughout.
Mitigation MIT-15
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
Mitigation
- Where possible, avoid implementing custom, "grow-your-own" authentication routines and consider using authentication capabilities as provided by the surrounding framework, operating system, or environment. These capabilities may avoid common weaknesses that are unique to authentication; support automatic auditing and tracking; and make it easier to provide a clear separation between authentication tasks and authorization tasks.
- In environments such as the World Wide Web, the line between authentication and authorization is sometimes blurred. If custom authentication routines are required instead of those provided by the server, then these routines must be applied to every single page, since these pages could be requested directly.
Mitigation MIT-4.5
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator [REF-45].
Mitigation
When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to require strong authentication for users who should be allowed to access the data [REF-1297] [REF-1298] [REF-1302].
CAPEC-12: Choosing Message Identifier
This pattern of attack is defined by the selection of messages distributed via multicast or public information channels that are intended for another client by determining the parameter value assigned to that client. This attack allows the adversary to gain access to potentially privileged information, and to possibly perpetrate other attacks through the distribution means by impersonation. If the channel/message being manipulated is an input rather than output mechanism for the system, (such as a command bus), this style of attack could be used to change the adversary's identifier to more a privileged one.
CAPEC-166: Force the System to Reset Values
An attacker forces the target into a previous state in order to leverage potential weaknesses in the target dependent upon a prior configuration or state-dependent factors. Even in cases where an attacker may not be able to directly control the configuration of the targeted application, they may be able to reset the configuration to a prior state since many applications implement reset functions.
CAPEC-216: Communication Channel Manipulation
An adversary manipulates a setting or parameter on communications channel in order to compromise its security. This can result in information exposure, insertion/removal of information from the communications stream, and/or potentially system compromise.
CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality
An adversary searches for and invokes interfaces or functionality that the target system designers did not intend to be publicly available. If interfaces fail to authenticate requests, the attacker may be able to invoke functionality they are not authorized for.
CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery
An attacker crafts malicious web links and distributes them (via web pages, email, etc.), typically in a targeted manner, hoping to induce users to click on the link and execute the malicious action against some third-party application. If successful, the action embedded in the malicious link will be processed and accepted by the targeted application with the users' privilege level. This type of attack leverages the persistence and implicit trust placed in user session cookies by many web applications today. In such an architecture, once the user authenticates to an application and a session cookie is created on the user's system, all following transactions for that session are authenticated using that cookie including potential actions initiated by an attacker and simply "riding" the existing session cookie.