Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-306

Allowed

Missing 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.

3572 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-79VQ-PG3G-R563

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-23 15:30 – Updated: 2023-01-31 21:30
VLAI
Details

An access control issue on TP-LInk Tapo C200 V1 devices allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root access by connecting to the UART pins, interrupting the boot process, and setting an init=/bin/sh value.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-41505"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-01-23T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An access control issue on TP-LInk Tapo C200 V1 devices allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root access by connecting to the UART pins, interrupting the boot process, and setting an init=/bin/sh value.",
  "id": "GHSA-79vq-pg3g-r563",
  "modified": "2023-01-31T21:30:22Z",
  "published": "2023-01-23T15:30:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41505"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/hemant70072/Access-control-issue-in-TP-Link-Tapo-C200-V1."
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-79WC-XMFC-9MC6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 15:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:32
VLAI
Details

A security issue exists within the 1715-AENTR EtherNet/IP Adapter. The affected product exposes a network-accessible debug port that does not enforce proper privilege controls, allowing unauthenticated remote access to intrusive command-line interface (CLI) commands. If exploited, a threat actor could read or delete files, stop tasks, modify memory, and change I/O states, potentially impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-10577"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T13:18:13Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "A security issue exists within the 1715-AENTR EtherNet/IP Adapter. The affected product exposes a network-accessible debug port that does not enforce proper privilege controls, allowing unauthenticated remote access to intrusive command-line interface (CLI) commands. If exploited, a threat actor could read or delete files, stop tasks, modify memory, and change I/O states, potentially impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.",
  "id": "GHSA-79wc-xmfc-9mc6",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T15:32:15Z",
  "published": "2026-07-14T15:32:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10577"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1785.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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-7C8C-X5XP-8WGJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-22 12:30 – Updated: 2024-08-22 12:30
VLAI
Details

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow authenticated users access to sensitive information through improper authorization controls on APIs.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-35151"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-288",
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-22T11:15:13Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow authenticated users access to sensitive information through improper authorization controls on APIs.",
  "id": "GHSA-7c8c-x5xp-8wgj",
  "modified": "2024-08-22T12:30:27Z",
  "published": "2024-08-22T12:30:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35151"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/292638"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7165959"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-7C8F-5R89-MJGX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:37 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32
VLAI
Details

The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-10148"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-287",
      "CWE-288",
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-12-29T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.",
  "id": "GHSA-7c8f-5r89-mjgx",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:01Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:37:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10148"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10148"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.solarwinds.com/securityadvisory"
    }
  ],
  "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-7CHX-66RJ-Q7WH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:10 – Updated: 2023-04-26 21:30
VLAI
Details

A Broken Access Control vulnerability in the D-Link DSL-2680 web administration interface (Firmware EU_1.03) allows an attacker to change DNS servers without being authenticated on the admin interface by submitting a crafted Forms/dns_1 POST request.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-19225"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-03-04T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A Broken Access Control vulnerability in the D-Link DSL-2680 web administration interface (Firmware EU_1.03) allows an attacker to change DNS servers without being authenticated on the admin interface by submitting a crafted Forms/dns_1 POST request.",
  "id": "GHSA-7chx-66rj-q7wh",
  "modified": "2023-04-26T21:30:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:10:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19225"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/0x8b30cc/DSL-2680-Multiple-Vulnerabilities"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/0x8b30cc/DSL-2680-Multiple-Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-19225.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/dlink_proposed_order_and_judgment_7-2-19.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-7CP6-Q2FV-7M82

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-05 18:30 – Updated: 2025-04-24 15:30
VLAI
Details

Telepad allows remote unauthenticated users to send instructions to the server to execute arbitrary code without any previous authorization or authentication. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-45477"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-12-05T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Telepad allows remote unauthenticated users to send instructions to the server to execute arbitrary code without any previous authorization or authentication. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "id": "GHSA-7cp6-q2fv-7m82",
  "modified": "2025-04-24T15:30:40Z",
  "published": "2022-12-05T18:30:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45477"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/cyrc-advisory-remote-code-execution-vulnerabilities-mouse-keyboard-apps"
    }
  ],
  "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-7CQH-GQ37-64W3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-11 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-11 21:30
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability has been identified in LOGO! 12/24RCE (6ED1052-1MD08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 12/24RCEo (6ED1052-2MD08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 230RCE (6ED1052-1FB08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 230RCEo (6ED1052-2FB08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24CE (6ED1052-1CC08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24CEo (6ED1052-2CC08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24RCE (6ED1052-1HB08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24RCEo (6ED1052-2HB08-0BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 12/24RCE (6AG1052-1MD08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 12/24RCEo (6AG1052-2MD08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 230RCE (6AG1052-1FB08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 230RCEo (6AG1052-2FB08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24CE (6AG1052-1CC08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24CEo (6AG1052-2CC08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24RCE (6AG1052-1HB08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24RCEo (6AG1052-2HB08-7BA2) (All versions). Affected devices do not conduct certain validations when interacting with them. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the devices IP address, which means the device would not be reachable.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-40816"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-11T21:15:38Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability has been identified in LOGO! 12/24RCE (6ED1052-1MD08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 12/24RCEo (6ED1052-2MD08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 230RCE (6ED1052-1FB08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 230RCEo (6ED1052-2FB08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24CE (6ED1052-1CC08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24CEo (6ED1052-2CC08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24RCE (6ED1052-1HB08-0BA2) (All versions), LOGO! 24RCEo (6ED1052-2HB08-0BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 12/24RCE (6AG1052-1MD08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 12/24RCEo (6AG1052-2MD08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 230RCE (6AG1052-1FB08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 230RCEo (6AG1052-2FB08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24CE (6AG1052-1CC08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24CEo (6AG1052-2CC08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24RCE (6AG1052-1HB08-7BA2) (All versions), SIPLUS LOGO! 24RCEo (6AG1052-2HB08-7BA2) (All versions). Affected devices do not conduct certain validations when interacting with them. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the devices IP address, which means the device would not be reachable.",
  "id": "GHSA-7cqh-gq37-64w3",
  "modified": "2025-11-11T21:30:28Z",
  "published": "2025-11-11T21:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40816"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-267056.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-7CVP-JG2X-QVQG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-25 18:32 – Updated: 2024-08-26 18:33
VLAI
Details

Positron Broadcast Signal Processor TRA7005 v1.20 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass exploit that could allow an attacker to have unauthorized access to protected areas of the application.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-7007"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-288",
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-07-25T17:15:11Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Positron Broadcast Signal Processor TRA7005 v1.20 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass exploit that could allow an attacker to have unauthorized access to protected areas of the application.",
  "id": "GHSA-7cvp-jg2x-qvqg",
  "modified": "2024-08-26T18:33:32Z",
  "published": "2024-07-25T18:32:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7007"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-207-02"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-7F4F-856Q-69WC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-14 00:31
VLAI
Details

9Router through version 0.4.41 contains an unauthenticated access vulnerability that allows remote attackers to interact with provider management API endpoints by sending requests without any credentials due to missing authentication middleware in the Next.js API routes under src/app/api/providers/*. Attackers can enumerate, create, modify, or delete provider connections to expose partial credentials, OAuth tokens, and API keys, redirect AI traffic to attacker-controlled servers, or cause complete denial of service by deleting all provider connections.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-59801"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-13T22:16:48Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "9Router through version 0.4.41 contains an unauthenticated access vulnerability that allows remote attackers to interact with provider management API endpoints by sending requests without any credentials due to missing authentication middleware in the Next.js API routes under src/app/api/providers/*. Attackers can enumerate, create, modify, or delete provider connections to expose partial credentials, OAuth tokens, and API keys, redirect AI traffic to attacker-controlled servers, or cause complete denial of service by deleting all provider connections.",
  "id": "GHSA-7f4f-856q-69wc",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T00:31:03Z",
  "published": "2026-07-14T00:31:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/decolua/9router/security/advisories/GHSA-vjc7-jrh9-9j86"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59801"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/9router-unauthenticated-api-exposure-via-api-providers"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    },
    {
      "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-7F8R-222P-6F5G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-13 22:15 – Updated: 2025-07-09 20:18
VLAI
Summary
MCP Inspector proxy server lacks authentication between the Inspector client and proxy
Details

Versions of MCP Inspector below 0.14.1 are vulnerable to remote code execution due to lack of authentication between the Inspector client and proxy, allowing unauthenticated requests to launch MCP commands over stdio. Users should immediately upgrade to version 0.14.1 or later to address these vulnerabilities.

Credit: Rémy Marot bughunters@tenable.com

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.14.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-49596"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-306"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-13T22:15:26Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-13T20:15:23Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Versions of MCP Inspector below 0.14.1 are vulnerable to remote code execution due to lack of authentication between the Inspector client and proxy, allowing unauthenticated requests to launch MCP commands over stdio. Users should immediately upgrade to version 0.14.1 or later to address these vulnerabilities.\n\nCredit: R\u00e9my Marot \u003cbughunters@tenable.com\u003e",
  "id": "GHSA-7f8r-222p-6f5g",
  "modified": "2025-07-09T20:18:37Z",
  "published": "2025-06-13T22:15:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/security/advisories/GHSA-7f8r-222p-6f5g"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49596"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/commit/50df0e1ec488f3983740b4d28d2a968f12eb8979"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://thenewstack.io/mcp-vulnerability-exposes-the-ai-untrusted-code-crisis"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oligo.security/blog/critical-rce-vulnerability-in-anthropic-mcp-inspector-cve-2025-49596"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MCP Inspector proxy server lacks authentication between the Inspector client and proxy"
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Architecture and Design

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
Implementation System Configuration Operation

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.