CWE-603

Use of Client-Side Authentication

A client/server product performs authentication within client code but not in server code, allowing server-side authentication to be bypassed via a modified client that omits the authentication check.

Mitigation

Phase: Architecture and Design

Description:

  • Do not rely on client side data. Always perform server side authentication.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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