CWE-1470
Weakness Allowed-with-ReviewImproper External Identity Verification
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product supports user accounts that include a user's external identifier or communications channel - such as email, phone number, social media account, or domain name - but it does not properly verify that the user actually controls the associated identifier or channel.
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Modes of introduction
Content history
Submitted a detailed suggestion for external identity verification
Submitted missing use of verification links for external identity verification
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Mitigation
Before changing the contact information, send a message to the user with a confirmation code. Only make the change when the user provides the correct code. Ensure that the confirmation code is expired and rendered invalid if the user does not respond quickly enough.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.