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.
3634 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-7W6X-34CJ-2VPH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-02 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-16 21:31SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway before version 15.0.3 allows an attacker with access to a victim's GINA account to bypass a second-password check and read protected emails.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-29132"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-02T09:16:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway before version 15.0.3 allows an attacker with access to a victim\u0027s GINA account to bypass a second-password check and read protected emails.",
"id": "GHSA-7w6x-34cj-2vph",
"modified": "2026-04-16T21:31:09Z",
"published": "2026-04-02T09:30:24Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29132"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://downloads.seppmail.com/extrelnotes/150/ERN15.0.html#seppmail-vulnerability-disclosure-1503"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-7X48-359H-28RM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-16 21:30 – Updated: 2025-07-16 21:30An unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Idera Up.Time Monitoring Station versions up to and including 7.2. The wizards/post2file.php script accepts arbitrary POST parameters, allowing attackers to upload crafted PHP files to the webroot. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution as the web server user. NOTE: The bypass for this vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-9263.
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"CVE-2025-34121"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-16T21:15:27Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "An unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Idera Up.Time Monitoring Station versions up to and including 7.2. The `wizards/post2file.php` script accepts arbitrary POST parameters, allowing attackers to upload crafted PHP files to the webroot. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution as the web server user. NOTE: The bypass for this vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-9263.",
"id": "GHSA-7x48-359h-28rm",
"modified": "2025-07-16T21:30:36Z",
"published": "2025-07-16T21:30:36Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34121"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/uptime_file_upload_1.rb"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20150210113937/http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Up.Time%207.2%20-%20Arbitrary%20File%20Upload.pdf"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38732"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/idera-uptime-arbitrary-file-upload-rce"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-7X5P-M4V2-W5XP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-20 00:31 – Updated: 2024-12-31 21:30An issue in Quectel BG96 BG96MAR02A08M1G allows attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted NAS message.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-54984"
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"CWE-306"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-19T22:15:06Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue in Quectel BG96 BG96MAR02A08M1G allows attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted NAS message.",
"id": "GHSA-7x5p-m4v2-w5xp",
"modified": "2024-12-31T21:30:45Z",
"published": "2024-12-20T00:31:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54984"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/haroldfeng/nbiot-va/blob/master/Quecctel_BG96_Message_Auth_Bypass.md"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7X8Q-P6X2-5GQ2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-21 06:30 – Updated: 2023-03-24 21:30A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in the Data Server TCP interface that could allow the creation of a malicious report file in the IGSS project report directory, this could lead to remote code execution when a victim eventually opens the report. Affected Products: IGSS Data Server(IGSSdataServer.exe)(V16.0.0.23040 and prior), IGSS Dashboard(DashBoard.exe)(V16.0.0.23040 and prior), Custom Reports(RMS16.dll)(V16.0.0.23040 and prior)
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-27980"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-21T06:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in the Data Server TCP interface that could allow the creation of a malicious report file in the IGSS project report directory, this could lead to remote code execution when a victim eventually opens the report. Affected Products: IGSS Data Server(IGSSdataServer.exe)(V16.0.0.23040 and prior), IGSS Dashboard(DashBoard.exe)(V16.0.0.23040 and prior), Custom Reports(RMS16.dll)(V16.0.0.23040 and prior)",
"id": "GHSA-7x8q-p6x2-5gq2",
"modified": "2023-03-24T21:30:54Z",
"published": "2023-03-21T06:30:16Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27980"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2023-073-04\u0026p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice\u0026p_File_Name=SEVD-2023-073-04.pdf"
}
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-7X9X-9MM6-7CP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-13 09:30 – Updated: 2025-10-13 09:30Uniweb/SoliPACS WebServer developed by EBM Technologies has a Missing Authentication vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access a specific page to obtain user group names.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-11672"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-13T08:15:40Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Uniweb/SoliPACS WebServer developed by EBM Technologies has a Missing Authentication vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access a specific page to obtain user group names.",
"id": "GHSA-7x9x-9mm6-7cp4",
"modified": "2025-10-13T09:30:25Z",
"published": "2025-10-13T09:30:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11672"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10420-d1a4f-2.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10419-de614-1.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-7XQ3-42GV-RC2R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:11 – Updated: 2023-02-03 18:30Comba AP2600-I devices through A02,0202N00PD2 are prone to password disclosure via a simple crafted /09/business/upgrade/upcfgAction.php?download=true request to the web management server. The request doesn't require any authentication and will lead to saving the DBconfig.cfg file. At the end of the file, the login information is stored in cleartext.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-15654"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-19T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Comba AP2600-I devices through A02,0202N00PD2 are prone to password disclosure via a simple crafted /09/business/upgrade/upcfgAction.php?download=true request to the web management server. The request doesn\u0027t require any authentication and will lead to saving the DBconfig.cfg file. At the end of the file, the login information is stored in cleartext.",
"id": "GHSA-7xq3-42gv-rc2r",
"modified": "2023-02-03T18:30:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:11:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15654"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.comba-telecom.com/en/news"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=26164"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7XQ5-54JP-2MFG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-17 18:33 – Updated: 2025-04-23 14:34Vulnerability
A vulnerability has been identified in Rasa Pro where voice connectors in Rasa Pro do not properly implement authentication even when a token is configured in the credentials.yml file. This could allow an attacker to submit voice data to the Rasa Pro assistant from an unauthenticated source.
This impacts the following connectors:
audiocodes_streamgenesysjambonz
As part of our investigation to resolve this issue, we have also performed a security review of our other voice channel connectors:
browser_audio: Does not support authentication. This is a development channel not intended for production use.twilio_media_streams,twilio_voiceandjambonz: Authentication is currently not supported by these channels, but our investigation has found a way for us to enable it for these voice channel connectors in a future Rasa Pro release.
Fix
The issue has been resolved for audiocodes, audiocodes_stream, and genesys connectors. Fixed versions of Rasa Pro have been released for 3.9.20, 3.10.19, 3.11.7 and 3.12.6. Please update to a fixed release.
If you are using one of the affected connectors, we strongly recommend upgrading to a fixed version. For connectors where authentication is not supported (e.g., Twilio), we suggest taking extra caution and considering other compensating controls if applicable.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-32377"
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"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-17T18:33:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-18T20:15:16Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "## Vulnerability\nA vulnerability has been identified in Rasa Pro where voice connectors in Rasa Pro do not properly implement authentication even when a token is configured in the `credentials.yml` file. This could allow an attacker to submit voice data to the Rasa Pro assistant from an unauthenticated source.\n\nThis impacts the following connectors:\n\n- `audiocodes_stream`\n- `genesys`\n- `jambonz`\n\nAs part of our investigation to resolve this issue, we have also performed a security review of our other voice channel connectors:\n\n- `browser_audio`: Does not support authentication. This is a development channel not intended for production use.\n- `twilio_media_streams`, `twilio_voice` and `jambonz`: Authentication is currently not supported by these channels, but our investigation has found a way for us to enable it for these voice channel connectors in a future Rasa Pro release.\n\n## Fix\nThe issue has been resolved for `audiocodes`, `audiocodes_stream`, and `genesys` connectors. Fixed versions of Rasa Pro have been released for `3.9.20`, `3.10.19`, `3.11.7` and `3.12.6`. Please update to a fixed release.\n\nIf you are using one of the affected connectors, we strongly recommend upgrading to a fixed version. For connectors where authentication is not supported (e.g., Twilio), we suggest taking extra caution and considering other compensating controls if applicable.",
"id": "GHSA-7xq5-54jp-2mfg",
"modified": "2025-04-23T14:34:46Z",
"published": "2025-04-17T18:33:20Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/RasaHQ/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-7xq5-54jp-2mfg"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Rasa Pro Missing Authentication For Voice Connector APIs"
}
GHSA-824F-C4FH-GFPC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-26 06:30 – Updated: 2024-09-26 06:30Missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in proxy settings functionality in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent before 2.7.0-3221 allows local users to obtain user credential via unspecified vectors.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52949"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-26T04:15:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in proxy settings functionality in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent before 2.7.0-3221 allows local users to obtain user credential via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-824f-c4fh-gfpc",
"modified": "2024-09-26T06:30:48Z",
"published": "2024-09-26T06:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52949"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.synology.com/en-global/security/advisory/Synology_SA_24_11"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-82FG-PV3H-FMHC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-04 12:30 – Updated: 2026-06-08 15:32The registration path /v1/account/register provides no bot mitigation mechanisms, allowing malicious automated systems to flood the database.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-50225"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-04T10:16:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The registration path\u00a0/v1/account/register\u00a0provides no bot mitigation mechanisms, allowing malicious automated systems to flood the database.",
"id": "GHSA-82fg-pv3h-fmhc",
"modified": "2026-06-08T15:32:42Z",
"published": "2026-06-04T12:30:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50225"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-82J5-HM8J-JWHQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-20 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-20 18:31The underlying PLC of the device can be remotely influenced, without proper safeguards or authentication.
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"CVE-2026-24790"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-20T17:25:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The underlying PLC of the device can be remotely influenced, without proper safeguards or authentication.",
"id": "GHSA-82j5-hm8j-jwhq",
"modified": "2026-02-20T18:31:39Z",
"published": "2026-02-20T18:31:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24790"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-050-04.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-050-04"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.welker.com/contact-us/welker-team"
}
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}
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.