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.
3449 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-W5QR-6FC8-X8J9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-15 18:30 – Updated: 2025-12-15 18:30EDB Hybrid Manager contains a flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker to directly access certain gRPC endpoints. This could allow an attacker to read potentially sensitive data or possibly cause a denial-of-service by writing malformed data to certain gRPC endpoints. This flaw has been remediated in EDB Hybrid Manager 1.3.3, and customers should consider upgrading to 1.3.3 as soon as possible. The flaw is due to a misconfiguration in the Istio Gateway, which manages authentication and authorization for the affected endpoints. The security policy relies on an explicit definition of required permissions in the Istio Gateway configuration, and the affected endpoints were not defined in the configuration. This allowed requests to bypass both authentication and authorization within a Hybrid Manager service. All versions of Hybrid Manager - LTS should be upgraded to 1.3.3, and all versions of Hybrid Manager - Innovation should be upgraded to 2025.12.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-14038"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-15T18:15:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "EDB Hybrid Manager contains a flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker to directly access certain gRPC endpoints. This could allow an attacker to read potentially sensitive data or possibly cause a denial-of-service by writing malformed data to certain gRPC endpoints. This flaw has been remediated in EDB Hybrid Manager 1.3.3, and customers should consider upgrading to 1.3.3 as soon as possible.\nThe flaw is due to a misconfiguration in the Istio Gateway, which manages authentication and authorization for the affected endpoints. The security policy relies on an explicit definition of required permissions in the Istio Gateway configuration, and the affected endpoints were not defined in the configuration. This allowed requests to bypass both authentication and authorization within a Hybrid Manager service.\nAll versions of Hybrid Manager - LTS should be upgraded to 1.3.3, and all versions of Hybrid Manager - Innovation should be upgraded to 2025.12.",
"id": "GHSA-w5qr-6fc8-x8j9",
"modified": "2025-12-15T18:30:40Z",
"published": "2025-12-15T18:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14038"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/security/advisories/cve202514038"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W67W-38WC-VR97
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-17 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-17 21:31Anviz CX2 Lite and CX7 are vulnerable to unauthenticated POST requests that modify debug settings (e.g., enabling SSH), allowing unauthorized state changes that can facilitate later compromise.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-40461"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-17T20:16:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Anviz\u00a0CX2 Lite and CX7\u00a0are vulnerable to unauthenticated POST requests that modify debug \nsettings (e.g., enabling SSH), allowing unauthorized state changes that \ncan facilitate later compromise.",
"id": "GHSA-w67w-38wc-vr97",
"modified": "2026-04-17T21:31:47Z",
"published": "2026-04-17T21:31:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40461"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-106-03.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.anviz.com/contact-us.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-106-03"
}
],
"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-W6G2-QQV5-83QJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-30 00:31 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:33upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by bypassing secMiddleware (which is only for a POST request) and using shell metacharacters in the statusfile property, as exploited in the wild in October 2024 by PSAUX. Versions through 2.3.6 and (unpatched) 2.3.7 are affected.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-51567"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-29T23:15:04Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by bypassing secMiddleware (which is only for a POST request) and using shell metacharacters in the statusfile property, as exploited in the wild in October 2024 by PSAUX. Versions through 2.3.6 and (unpatched) 2.3.7 are affected.",
"id": "GHSA-w6g2-qqv5-83qj",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:33:11Z",
"published": "2024-10-30T00:31:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51567"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/commit/5b08cd6d53f4dbc2107ad9f555122ce8b0996515"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/420.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/change-logs"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cyberpanel.net/blog/detials-and-fix-of-recent-security-issue-and-patch-of-cyberpanel"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pre-auth-rce"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-psaux-ransomware-attack-targets-22-000-cyberpanel-instances"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-51567"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6VR-5WRP-C9P7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-03 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-03 00:01Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers and 1756 ControlLogix Communications Modules An unauthenticated, remote threat actor could send a CIP connection request to an affected device, and upon successful connection, send a new IP configuration to the affected device even if the controller in the system is set to Hard RUN mode. When the affected device accepts this new IP configuration, a loss of communication occurs between the device and the rest of the system as the system traffic is still attempting to communicate with the device via the overwritten IP address.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-17924"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-12-07T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers and 1756 ControlLogix Communications Modules An unauthenticated, remote threat actor could send a CIP connection request to an affected device, and upon successful connection, send a new IP configuration to the affected device even if the controller in the system is set to Hard RUN mode. When the affected device accepts this new IP configuration, a loss of communication occurs between the device and the rest of the system as the system traffic is still attempting to communicate with the device via the overwritten IP address.",
"id": "GHSA-w6vr-5wrp-c9p7",
"modified": "2022-05-03T00:01:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-03T00:01:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17924"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-02"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106132"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6W8-57JC-RJX8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-01 18:30 – Updated: 2025-12-01 18:30A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU over TCP functionality of Socomec DIRIS Digiware M-70 1.6.9. A specially crafted series of network requests can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can send a sequence of unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability.An attacker can trigger this denial-of-service condition by sending a sequence of Modbus TCP messages to port 502 using the Write Single Register function code (6). The attack sequence begins with a message to register 58112 with a value of 1000, indicating that a configuration change will follow. Next, a message is sent to register 29440 with a value corresponding to the new Modbus address to be configured. Finally, a message to register 57856 with a value of 161 commits the configuration change. After this configuration change, the device will be in a denial-of-service state.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-54848"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-01T16:15:53Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU over TCP functionality of Socomec DIRIS Digiware M-70 1.6.9. A specially crafted series of network requests can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can send a sequence of unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability.An attacker can trigger this denial-of-service condition by sending a sequence of Modbus TCP messages to port 502 using the Write Single Register function code (6). The attack sequence begins with a message to register 58112 with a value of 1000, indicating that a configuration change will follow. Next, a message is sent to register 29440 with a value corresponding to the new Modbus address to be configured. Finally, a message to register 57856 with a value of 161 commits the configuration change. After this configuration change, the device will be in a denial-of-service state.",
"id": "GHSA-w6w8-57jc-rjx8",
"modified": "2025-12-01T18:30:37Z",
"published": "2025-12-01T18:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54848"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2248"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6WX-X6VC-9HFH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-12 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-19 00:01atune before 0.3-0.8 log in as a local user and run the curl command to access the local atune url interface to escalate the local privilege or modify any file. Authentication is not forcibly enabled in the default configuration.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-33658"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-11T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "atune before 0.3-0.8 log in as a local user and run the curl command to access the local atune url interface to escalate the local privilege or modify any file. Authentication is not forcibly enabled in the default configuration.",
"id": "GHSA-w6wx-x6vc-9hfh",
"modified": "2022-03-19T00:01:17Z",
"published": "2022-03-12T00:00:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33658"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1541"
}
],
"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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W6X6-2WP3-JQVP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-03 06:36 – Updated: 2023-11-03 06:36Chunghwa Telecom NOKIA G-040W-Q has a vulnerability of authentication bypass, which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism to log in to the device by an alternative URL. This makes it possible for unauthenticated remote attackers to log in as any existing users, such as an administrator, to perform arbitrary system operations or disrupt service.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-41351"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-03T06:15:07Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Chunghwa Telecom NOKIA G-040W-Q has a vulnerability of authentication bypass, which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism to log in to the device by an alternative URL. This makes it possible for unauthenticated remote attackers to log in as any existing users, such as an administrator, to perform arbitrary system operations or disrupt service.",
"id": "GHSA-w6x6-2wp3-jqvp",
"modified": "2023-11-03T06:36:30Z",
"published": "2023-11-03T06:36:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41351"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7501-6155a-1.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-W724-JHC8-5HM6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:12Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central allows unauthenticated users to access PDFGenerationServlet, leading to sensitive information disclosure.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-8509"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-30T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central allows unauthenticated users to access PDFGenerationServlet, leading to sensitive information disclosure.",
"id": "GHSA-w724-jhc8-5hm6",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:12:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:12:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8509"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/unauthenticated-servlet-access.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W73R-8MM4-CFVF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-11-25 16:00Withdrawn Advisory
This advisory was incorrectly linked the the npm package lunary. The advisory is valid, but not for that package.
Original Advisory
A broken access control vulnerability exists prior to commit 1f043d8798ad87346dfe378eea723bff78ad7433 of lunary-ai/lunary. The saml.ts file allows a user from one organization to update the Identity Provider (IDP) settings and view the SSO metadata of another organization. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access and potential account takeover if the email of a user in the target organization is known.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "lunary"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.4.9"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-6582"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-13T19:29:14Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-13T17:15:13Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "# Withdrawn Advisory\n\nThis advisory was incorrectly linked the the npm package `lunary`. The advisory is valid, but not for that package.\n\n# Original Advisory\n\nA broken access control vulnerability exists prior to commit 1f043d8798ad87346dfe378eea723bff78ad7433 of lunary-ai/lunary. The `saml.ts` file allows a user from one organization to update the Identity Provider (IDP) settings and view the SSO metadata of another organization. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access and potential account takeover if the email of a user in the target organization is known.",
"id": "GHSA-w73r-8mm4-cfvf",
"modified": "2024-11-25T16:00:57Z",
"published": "2024-09-13T18:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6582"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/lunary-ai/lunary/commit/1f043d8798ad87346dfe378eea723bff78ad7433"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/lunary-ai/lunary"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/251d138c-3911-4a81-96e5-5a4ab59a0b59"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Withdrawn Advisory: Lunary Improper Authentication vulnerability",
"withdrawn": "2024-11-25T16:00:57Z"
}
GHSA-W743-79PP-VX63
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-26 21:31FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 exposes a gRPC API server on port 50052 with no authentication mechanism. The server is initialized with grpc::InsecureServerCredentials() (src/fastnetmon.cpp line 477) and a source code comment explicitly acknowledges 'Listen on the given address without any authentication mechanism.' None of the RPC methods in src/api.cpp (ExecuteBan, ExecuteUnBan, GetBanlist, GetTotalTrafficCounters, etc.) perform any credential verification. The ExecuteBan and ExecuteUnBan methods trigger security-critical actions: BGP route announcements that can blackhole network traffic, and execution of external notification scripts via popen(). An attacker with local network access can ban arbitrary IP addresses (causing denial of service to legitimate traffic), unban active attacks (disabling DDoS mitigation), and trigger script execution. There is also no role-based access control separating read-only monitoring from destructive administrative operations.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48692"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-26T16:16:27Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 exposes a gRPC API server on port 50052 with no authentication mechanism. The server is initialized with grpc::InsecureServerCredentials() (src/fastnetmon.cpp line 477) and a source code comment explicitly acknowledges \u0027Listen on the given address without any authentication mechanism.\u0027 None of the RPC methods in src/api.cpp (ExecuteBan, ExecuteUnBan, GetBanlist, GetTotalTrafficCounters, etc.) perform any credential verification. The ExecuteBan and ExecuteUnBan methods trigger security-critical actions: BGP route announcements that can blackhole network traffic, and execution of external notification scripts via popen(). An attacker with local network access can ban arbitrary IP addresses (causing denial of service to legitimate traffic), unban active attacks (disabling DDoS mitigation), and trigger script execution. There is also no role-based access control separating read-only monitoring from destructive administrative operations.",
"id": "GHSA-w743-79pp-vx63",
"modified": "2026-05-26T21:31:54Z",
"published": "2026-05-26T18:31:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48692"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/api.cpp"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/fastnetmon.cpp"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48692-grpc-no-auth"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.