CWE-287
DiscouragedImproper Authentication
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
5971 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-P9RR-X8FH-7586
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:04 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:04The Inter-Satellite Sync (ISS) operation in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 does not properly check client "authenticity," which allows remote attackers to obtain channel content by skipping the initial authentication call.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-2056"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2013-07-31T13:20:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Inter-Satellite Sync (ISS) operation in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 does not properly check client \"authenticity,\" which allows remote attackers to obtain channel content by skipping the initial authentication call.",
"id": "GHSA-p9rr-x8fh-7586",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:04:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:04:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2056"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0848.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/53487"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.osvdb.org/93566"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-P9VF-JJJ8-M5R9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-29 18:31The Linux-PAM package before 1.5.2-6.1 for openSUSE Tumbleweed allows authentication bypass for SSH logins. The pam_access.so module doesn't correctly restrict login if a user tries to connect from an IP address that is not resolvable via DNS. In such conditions, a user with denied access to a machine can still get access. NOTE: the relevance of this issue is largely limited to openSUSE Tumbleweed and openSUSE Factory; it does not affect Linux-PAM upstream.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-28321"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-863"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-19T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Linux-PAM package before 1.5.2-6.1 for openSUSE Tumbleweed allows authentication bypass for SSH logins. The pam_access.so module doesn\u0027t correctly restrict login if a user tries to connect from an IP address that is not resolvable via DNS. In such conditions, a user with denied access to a machine can still get access. NOTE: the relevance of this issue is largely limited to openSUSE Tumbleweed and openSUSE Factory; it does not affect Linux-PAM upstream.",
"id": "GHSA-p9vf-jjj8-m5r9",
"modified": "2025-05-29T18:31:08Z",
"published": "2022-09-20T00:00:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28321"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197654"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28321.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/openSUSE-current/repo/oss/src"
}
],
"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-P9VW-83XH-946G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:28 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:28A flaw in the profile section of Online Voting System 1.0 allows an unauthenticated user to set an arbitrary password for other accounts.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-6180"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-02-08T23:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A flaw in the profile section of Online Voting System 1.0 allows an unauthenticated user to set an arbitrary password for other accounts.",
"id": "GHSA-p9vw-83xh-946g",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:28:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:28:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6180"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43967"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146254/Online-Voting-System-Authentication-Bypass.html"
}
],
"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-P9XP-JX22-QH3Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-28 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:43Improper Authentication vulnerability in HYPR Keycloak Authenticator Extension allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects HYPR Keycloak Authenticator Extension: before 7.10.2, before 8.0.3.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-1477"
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"CWE-287"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-28T15:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper Authentication vulnerability in HYPR Keycloak Authenticator Extension allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects HYPR Keycloak Authenticator Extension: before 7.10.2, before 8.0.3.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-p9xp-jx22-qh3q",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:43:40Z",
"published": "2023-04-28T15:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1477"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.hypr.com/security-advisories"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PC56-3CP6-3733
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-05 21:32 – Updated: 2024-08-28 21:31there is a possible permission bypass due to Debug certs being allowlisted. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-29757"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-05T20:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "there is a possible permission bypass due to Debug certs being allowlisted. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-pc56-3cp6-3733",
"modified": "2024-08-28T21:31:27Z",
"published": "2024-04-05T21:32:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29757"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-04-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PC96-724M-2VXP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:31 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:31Google Chrome detects http content in https web pages only when the top-level frame uses https, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site's context, by modifying an http page to include an https iframe that references a script file on an http site, related to "HTTP-Intended-but-HTTPS-Loadable (HPIHSL) pages."
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2009-2068"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2009-06-15T19:30:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Google Chrome detects http content in https web pages only when the top-level frame uses https, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site\u0027s context, by modifying an http page to include an https iframe that references a script file on an http site, related to \"HTTP-Intended-but-HTTPS-Loadable (HPIHSL) pages.\"",
"id": "GHSA-pc96-724m-2vxp",
"modified": "2022-05-02T03:31:35Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T03:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2068"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51192"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-PCG7-MPV6-MQGW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-06 09:31 – Updated: 2024-11-06 09:31The Heateor Social Login WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.35. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token. An attacker cannot authenticate as an administrator by default, but these accounts are also at risk if authentication for administrators has explicitly been allowed via the social login.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-10020"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-06T07:15:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Heateor Social Login WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.35. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token. An attacker cannot authenticate as an administrator by default, but these accounts are also at risk if authentication for administrators has explicitly been allowed via the social login.",
"id": "GHSA-pcg7-mpv6-mqgw",
"modified": "2024-11-06T09:31:21Z",
"published": "2024-11-06T09:31:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10020"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3177729"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b1d212b-75fe-4285-9c22-62b040e5a36c?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PCG9-CJXC-8J7X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:19 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:19The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.19, when Certificate Store Collections is configured to use Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), does not call the setRevocationEnabled method on the PKIXBuilderParameters object, which prevents the "Java security method" from checking the revocation status of X.509 certificates and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a SOAP message with a revoked certificate.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2008-4679"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2008-10-22T18:00:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.19, when Certificate Store Collections is configured to use Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), does not call the setRevocationEnabled method on the PKIXBuilderParameters object, which prevents the \"Java security method\" from checking the revocation status of X.509 certificates and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a SOAP message with a revoked certificate.",
"id": "GHSA-pcg9-cjxc-8j7x",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:19:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:19:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4679"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32296"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK61258"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-PCGG-6F95-WG8G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-26 21:32 – Updated: 2024-07-11 15:30An issue was discovered on HMS Anybus X-Gateway AB7832-F firmware version 3. The HICP protocol allows unauthenticated changes to a device's network configurations.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-23767"
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"CWE-287"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-26T21:15:13Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered on HMS Anybus X-Gateway AB7832-F firmware version 3. The HICP protocol allows unauthenticated changes to a device\u0027s network configurations.",
"id": "GHSA-pcgg-6f95-wg8g",
"modified": "2024-07-11T15:30:43Z",
"published": "2024-06-26T21:32:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23767"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sensepost.com/blog/2024/targeting-an-industrial-protocol-gateway"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PCJQ-GXM7-9H27
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:51 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:24Discourse before v2.4.0.beta2 lacks a confirmation screen when logging in via an email link.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-1020018"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20",
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-07-29T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Discourse before v2.4.0.beta2 lacks a confirmation screen when logging in via an email link.",
"id": "GHSA-pcjq-gxm7-9h27",
"modified": "2024-04-04T01:24:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:51:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1020018"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/52387be4a44cdeaca5421ee955ba1343e836bade"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b8340c6c8e50a71ff1bca9654b9126ca5a84ce9a"
}
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.
CAPEC-114: Authentication Abuse
An attacker obtains unauthorized access to an application, service or device either through knowledge of the inherent weaknesses of an authentication mechanism, or by exploiting a flaw in the authentication scheme's implementation. In such an attack an authentication mechanism is functioning but a carefully controlled sequence of events causes the mechanism to grant access to the attacker.
CAPEC-115: Authentication Bypass
An attacker gains access to application, service, or device with the privileges of an authorized or privileged user by evading or circumventing an authentication mechanism. The attacker is therefore able to access protected data without authentication ever having taken place.
CAPEC-151: Identity Spoofing
Identity Spoofing refers to the action of assuming (i.e., taking on) the identity of some other entity (human or non-human) and then using that identity to accomplish a goal. An adversary may craft messages that appear to come from a different principle or use stolen / spoofed authentication credentials.
CAPEC-194: Fake the Source of Data
An adversary takes advantage of improper authentication to provide data or services under a falsified identity. The purpose of using the falsified identity may be to prevent traceability of the provided data or to assume the rights granted to another individual. One of the simplest forms of this attack would be the creation of an email message with a modified "From" field in order to appear that the message was sent from someone other than the actual sender. The root of the attack (in this case the email system) fails to properly authenticate the source and this results in the reader incorrectly performing the instructed action. Results of the attack vary depending on the details of the attack, but common results include privilege escalation, obfuscation of other attacks, and data corruption/manipulation.
CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client
An attack of this type exploits vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by communicating directly with the server where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data
This attack utilizes a REST(REpresentational State Transfer)-style applications' trust in the system resources and environment to obtain sensitive data once SSL is terminated.
CAPEC-593: Session Hijacking
This type of attack involves an adversary that exploits weaknesses in an application's use of sessions in performing authentication. The adversary is able to steal or manipulate an active session and use it to gain unathorized access to the application.
CAPEC-633: Token Impersonation
An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to create an access token (or equivalent) that impersonates a different entity, and then associates a process/thread to that that impersonated token. This action causes a downstream user to make a decision or take action that is based on the assumed identity, and not the response that blocks the adversary.
CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
By exploiting insufficient permissions, it is possible to upload a web shell to a web server in such a way that it can be executed remotely. This shell can have various capabilities, thereby acting as a "gateway" to the underlying web server. The shell might execute at the higher permission level of the web server, providing the ability the execute malicious code at elevated levels.
CAPEC-94: Adversary in the Middle (AiTM)
An adversary targets the communication between two components (typically client and server), in order to alter or obtain data from transactions. A general approach entails the adversary placing themself within the communication channel between the two components.