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.
5976 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-Q7FR-VQHQ-V5XR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-06-16 17:39 – Updated: 2026-07-07 13:33While investigating ARTEMIS-2964 it was found that the creation of advisory messages in the OpenWire protocol head of Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.15.0 bypassed policy based access control for the entire session. Production of advisory messages was not subject to access control in error.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.activemq:artemis-openwire-protocol"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.16.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-26118"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284",
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-05T23:06:41Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-27T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "While investigating ARTEMIS-2964 it was found that the creation of advisory messages in the OpenWire protocol head of Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.15.0 bypassed policy based access control for the entire session. Production of advisory messages was not subject to access control in error.",
"id": "GHSA-q7fr-vqhq-v5xr",
"modified": "2026-07-07T13:33:16Z",
"published": "2021-06-16T17:39:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26118"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/commit/e5566d52116d81611d914548adc3cbb14d7118d4"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/202101.mbox/%3CCAH%2BvQmMUNnkiXv2-d3ucdErWOsdnLi6CgnK%2BVfixyJvTgTuYig%40mail.gmail.com%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0002"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Apache ActiveMQ Artemis vulnerable to Improper Access Control"
}
GHSA-Q7JG-7WW6-99X3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:56 – Updated: 2025-03-21 15:31Tripp Lite PDUMH15AT 12.04.0053 devices allow unauthenticated POST requests to the /Forms/ directory, as demonstrated by changing the manager or admin password, or shutting off power to an outlet. NOTE: the vendor's position is that a newer firmware version, fixing this vulnerability, had already been released before this vulnerability report about 12.04.0053.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-16261"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-09-12T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Tripp Lite PDUMH15AT 12.04.0053 devices allow unauthenticated POST requests to the /Forms/ directory, as demonstrated by changing the manager or admin password, or shutting off power to an outlet. NOTE: the vendor\u0027s position is that a newer firmware version, fixing this vulnerability, had already been released before this vulnerability report about 12.04.0053.",
"id": "GHSA-q7jg-7ww6-99x3",
"modified": "2025-03-21T15:31:07Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:56:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16261"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://blog.korelogic.com/blog/2019/08/19/unpatched_fringe_infrastructure_bits"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/Shlucus/ab762d6b148f2d2d046c956526a80ddc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/1"
}
],
"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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q7M2-R3XV-FMR3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-27 03:31 – Updated: 2024-03-27 03:31REST service authentication anomaly with “valid username/no password” credential combination for batch job processing resulting in successful service invocation. The anomaly doesn’t exist with other credential combinations.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-2244"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-27T02:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "REST service authentication anomaly with \u201cvalid username/no password\u201d credential combination for batch job processing resulting in successful service invocation. The anomaly doesn\u2019t exist with other credential combinations.",
"id": "GHSA-q7m2-r3xv-fmr3",
"modified": "2024-03-27T03:31:16Z",
"published": "2024-03-27T03:31:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2244"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000195\u0026languageCode=en\u0026Preview=true"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q7P4-25JF-FJ7W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:53 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:53Easy Hosting Control Panel (EHCP) v0.37.12.b, when using a local MySQL server, allows attackers to change passwords of arbitrary database users by leveraging failure to ask for the current password.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-6617"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-05-11T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Easy Hosting Control Panel (EHCP) v0.37.12.b, when using a local MySQL server, allows attackers to change passwords of arbitrary database users by leveraging failure to ask for the current password.",
"id": "GHSA-q7p4-25jf-fj7w",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:53:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:53:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6617"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/EHCP-v0.37.12.b-UNVERIFIED-PASSWORD-CHANGE.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147558/Easy-Hosting-Control-Panel-0.37.12.b-Unverified-Password-Change.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q7PQ-XHW5-P4XW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-12 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-19 00:00An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.2 before 14.8.6, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.4, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.1. GitLab was not performing correct authorizations on scheduled pipelines allowing a malicious user to run a pipeline in the context of another user.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1460"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-11T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.2 before 14.8.6, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.4, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.1. GitLab was not performing correct authorizations on scheduled pipelines allowing a malicious user to run a pipeline in the context of another user.",
"id": "GHSA-q7pq-xhw5-p4xw",
"modified": "2022-05-19T00:00:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-12T00:01:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1460"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/755078"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1460.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/118782"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q7Q2-JRFC-2V89
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-04 00:28 – Updated: 2022-05-04 00:28uaddUpAdmin.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify an administrative password via a password-change request.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2012-0239"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-02-21T13:31:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "uaddUpAdmin.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify an administrative password via a password-change request.",
"id": "GHSA-q7q2-jrfc-2v89",
"modified": "2022-05-04T00:28:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-04T00:28:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0239"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-Q7WQ-398W-6957
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 19:24 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:35An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthorized actor to modify other users' secret gists by authenticating through an SSH certificate authority. To do so, a user had to know the secret gist’s URL. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.9 and was fixed in versions 3.4.18, 3.5.15, 3.6.11, 3.7.8, and 3.8.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-23761"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-07T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthorized actor to modify other users\u0027 secret gists by authenticating through an SSH certificate authority. To do so, a user had to know the secret gist\u2019s URL. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.9 and was fixed in versions 3.4.18, 3.5.15, 3.6.11, 3.7.8, and 3.8.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.",
"id": "GHSA-q7wq-398w-6957",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:35:40Z",
"published": "2023-07-06T19:24:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23761"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.18"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.15"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q824-R748-WPPC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:51 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:51In the GUI of Ceragon FibeAir IP-10 (before 7.2.0) devices, a remote attacker can bypass authentication by adding an ALBATROSS cookie with the value 0-4-11 to their browser.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-10309"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
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],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-03-30T07:59:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "In the GUI of Ceragon FibeAir IP-10 (before 7.2.0) devices, a remote attacker can bypass authentication by adding an ALBATROSS cookie with the value 0-4-11 to their browser.",
"id": "GHSA-q824-r748-wppc",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:51:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:51:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10309"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://blog.iancaling.com/post/145973147383"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91263"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q868-35F4-P658
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:37 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:37The sellTokenForLRC function in the vault protocol in the smart contract implementation for Loopring (LRC), an Ethereum token, lacks access control for fee swapping and thus allows price manipulation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-35962"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-03T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The sellTokenForLRC function in the vault protocol in the smart contract implementation for Loopring (LRC), an Ethereum token, lacks access control for fee swapping and thus allows price manipulation.",
"id": "GHSA-q868-35f4-p658",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:37:51Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:37:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35962"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://blocksecteam.medium.com/loopring-lrc-protocol-incident-66e9470bd51f"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://etherscan.io/address/0x4b89f8996892d137c3de1312d1dd4e4f4ffca171"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-Q88M-4HG8-4H3H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:28 – Updated: 2022-05-24 22:28An issue was discovered in the MongoDB Simple LDAP plugin through 2020-10-02 for Percona Server when using the SimpleLDAP authentication in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active Directory, Percona has discovered a flaw that would allow authentication to complete when passing a blank value for the account password, leading to access against the service integrated with which Active Directory is deployed at the level granted to the authenticating account.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-26542"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-09T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in the MongoDB Simple LDAP plugin through 2020-10-02 for Percona Server when using the SimpleLDAP authentication in conjunction with Microsoft\u2019s Active Directory, Percona has discovered a flaw that would allow authentication to complete when passing a blank value for the account password, leading to access against the service integrated with which Active Directory is deployed at the level granted to the authenticating account.",
"id": "GHSA-q88m-4hg8-4h3h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T22:28:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T22:28:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26542"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jira.percona.com/browse/PS-7358"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jira.percona.com/browse/PSMDB-726"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.percona.com/blog/2020/10/13/percona-distribution-for-mysql-pxc-variant-8-0-20-fixes-for-security-vulnerability-release-roundup-october-13-2020"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-distribution-mysql/8.0/release-notes-pxc-v8.0.20.upd2.html"
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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.