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.
3493 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-JVPP-HXJJ-5CCC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-08-01 19:17 – Updated: 2023-12-20 20:40It was found that the Apache ActiveMQ client before 5.14.5 exposed a remote shutdown command in the ActiveMQConnection class. An attacker logged into a compromised broker could use this flaw to achieve denial of service on a connected client.
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"name": "org.apache.activemq:activemq-client"
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"introduced": "0"
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"fixed": "5.14.5"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-7559"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2019-08-01T19:05:30Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-01T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "It was found that the Apache ActiveMQ client before 5.14.5 exposed a remote shutdown command in the ActiveMQConnection class. An attacker logged into a compromised broker could use this flaw to achieve denial of service on a connected client.",
"id": "GHSA-jvpp-hxjj-5ccc",
"modified": "2023-12-20T20:40:44Z",
"published": "2019-08-01T19:17:45Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7559"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/b8fc78ec6c367cbe2a40a674eaec64ac3d7d1ec"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-7559"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6470"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Improper Input Validation and Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache ActiveMQ"
}
GHSA-JVW4-HHR9-8575
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-22 00:30 – Updated: 2025-04-29 18:30An issue was discovered in Appalti & Contratti 9.12.2. The target web applications LFS and DL229 expose a set of services provided by the Axis 1.4 instance, embedded directly into the applications, as hinted by the WEB-INF/web.xml file leaked through Local File Inclusion. Among the exposed services, there is the Axis AdminService, which, through the default configuration, should normally be accessible only by the localhost. Nevertheless, by trying to access the mentioned service, both in LFS and DL229, the service can actually be reached even by remote users, allowing creation of arbitrary services on the server side. When an attacker can reach the AdminService, they can use it to instantiate arbitrary services on the server. The exploit procedure is well known and described in Generic AXIS-SSRF exploitation. Basically, the attack consists of writing a JSP page inside the root directory of the web application, through the org.apache.axis.handlers.LogHandler class.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-11-21T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An issue was discovered in Appalti \u0026 Contratti 9.12.2. The target web applications LFS and DL229 expose a set of services provided by the Axis 1.4 instance, embedded directly into the applications, as hinted by the WEB-INF/web.xml file leaked through Local File Inclusion. Among the exposed services, there is the Axis AdminService, which, through the default configuration, should normally be accessible only by the localhost. Nevertheless, by trying to access the mentioned service, both in LFS and DL229, the service can actually be reached even by remote users, allowing creation of arbitrary services on the server side. When an attacker can reach the AdminService, they can use it to instantiate arbitrary services on the server. The exploit procedure is well known and described in Generic AXIS-SSRF exploitation. Basically, the attack consists of writing a JSP page inside the root directory of the web application, through the org.apache.axis.handlers.LogHandler class.",
"id": "GHSA-jvw4-hhr9-8575",
"modified": "2025-04-29T18:30:37Z",
"published": "2022-11-22T00:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44784"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://members.backbox.org/maggioli-appalti-contratti-multiple-vulnerabilities"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-JVX9-6362-W56J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-35286"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T10:40:20Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-jvx9-6362-w56j",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:23Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:23Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35286"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspujun2026.html"
}
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-JW2M-W7C2-H66C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-29 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-10 00:00Missing authentication for critical function in AssetView prior to Ver.13.2.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker with some knowledge on the system configuration to upload a crafted configuration file to the managing server, which may result in the managed clients to execute arbitrary code with the administrative privilege.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-28719"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-28T09:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Missing authentication for critical function in AssetView prior to Ver.13.2.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker with some knowledge on the system configuration to upload a crafted configuration file to the managing server, which may result in the managed clients to execute arbitrary code with the administrative privilege.",
"id": "GHSA-jw2m-w7c2-h66c",
"modified": "2022-05-10T00:00:37Z",
"published": "2022-04-29T00:00:26Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28719"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN54857505/index.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.hammock.jp/assetview/info/220422.html"
}
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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-JW3G-MPQ9-R6JR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-02 00:01 – Updated: 2022-09-09 00:00An access control issue in Canaan Avalon ASIC Miner 2020.3.30 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily change user passwords via a crafted POST request.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-36604"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-01T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An access control issue in Canaan Avalon ASIC Miner 2020.3.30 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily change user passwords via a crafted POST request.",
"id": "GHSA-jw3g-mpq9-r6jr",
"modified": "2022-09-09T00:00:56Z",
"published": "2022-09-02T00:01:01Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36604"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jamesachambers.com/cryptocurrency-asic-miners-security-and-hacking-audit"
}
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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:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JWC3-MM8J-J745
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 09:30 – Updated: 2024-10-08 09:30The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.0.12. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during the booking customer step. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the user id. Note that logging in as a WordPress user is only possible if the "Use WordPress users as customers" setting is enabled, which is disabled by default. The vulnerability is partially patched in version 5.0.12 and fully patched in version 5.0.13.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-8943"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288",
"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T09:15:19Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.0.12. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during the booking customer step. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the user id. Note that logging in as a WordPress user is only possible if the \"Use WordPress users as customers\" setting is enabled, which is disabled by default. The vulnerability is partially patched in version 5.0.12 and fully patched in version 5.0.13.",
"id": "GHSA-jwc3-mm8j-j745",
"modified": "2024-10-08T09:30:54Z",
"published": "2024-10-08T09:30:54Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8943"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpdocs.latepoint.com/changelog"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bac8c35b-2afa-4347-b86e-2f16db19a4d3?source=cve"
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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-JWHP-365F-27VV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 18:31 – Updated: 2024-01-18 18:30D-Link DIR-822+ V1.0.2 contains a login bypass in the HNAP1 interface, which allows attackers to log in to administrator accounts with empty passwords.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-51987"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-11T16:15:53Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "D-Link DIR-822+ V1.0.2 contains a login bypass in the HNAP1 interface, which allows attackers to log in to administrator accounts with empty passwords.",
"id": "GHSA-jwhp-365f-27vv",
"modified": "2024-01-18T18:30:24Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T18:31:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51987"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/funny-mud-peee/IoT-vuls/tree/main/dir822%2B/2"
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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-JWJW-4HRM-4CGG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:49 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:08Super Micro SuperDoctor 5, when restrictions are not implemented in agent.cfg, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via NRPE.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-13131"
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-07-01T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Super Micro SuperDoctor 5, when restrictions are not implemented in agent.cfg, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via NRPE.",
"id": "GHSA-jwjw-4hrm-4cgg",
"modified": "2024-04-04T01:08:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:49:08Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13131"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47030"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JWP2-VRQG-4F49
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-10 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-10 18:31Missing authentication for critical function in Azure IoT Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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"CVE-2026-23662"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T18:18:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Missing authentication for critical function in Azure IoT Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-jwp2-vrqg-4f49",
"modified": "2026-03-10T18:31:19Z",
"published": "2026-03-10T18:31:19Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23662"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23662"
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"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"
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]
}
GHSA-JX7X-FXC9-2WXV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-16 21:30Denial of Service Vulnerability in NETGEAR C6220 and C6230 (DOCSIS® 3.0 Two-in-one Cable Modem + WiFi Router) allows authenticated local WiFi users reboot the router.
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"CVE-2025-12941"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T17:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Denial of Service Vulnerability in NETGEAR\u202fC6220\u202fand\u202fC6230\u202f(DOCSIS\u00ae 3.0 Two-in-one Cable Modem + WiFi Router) allows authenticated local WiFi users reboot the router.",
"id": "GHSA-jx7x-fxc9-2wxv",
"modified": "2026-01-16T21:30:30Z",
"published": "2025-12-09T18:30:44Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12941"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.netgear.com/support/product/c6220"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.netgear.com/support/product/c6230"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:N/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber",
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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.