CWE-288
AllowedAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.
1184 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-5WH4-2859-9F36
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-16 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-16 00:30parisneo/lollms-webui is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to insufficient protection over sensitive endpoints. The application checks if the host parameter is not '0.0.0.0' to restrict access, which is inadequate when the application is bound to a specific interface, allowing unauthorized access to endpoints such as '/restart_program', '/update_software', '/check_update', '/start_recording', and '/stop_recording'. This vulnerability can lead to denial of service, unauthorized disabling or overriding of recordings, and potentially other impacts if certain features are enabled in the configuration.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-16T00:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "parisneo/lollms-webui is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to insufficient protection over sensitive endpoints. The application checks if the host parameter is not \u00270.0.0.0\u0027 to restrict access, which is inadequate when the application is bound to a specific interface, allowing unauthorized access to endpoints such as \u0027/restart_program\u0027, \u0027/update_software\u0027, \u0027/check_update\u0027, \u0027/start_recording\u0027, and \u0027/stop_recording\u0027. This vulnerability can lead to denial of service, unauthorized disabling or overriding of recordings, and potentially other impacts if certain features are enabled in the configuration.",
"id": "GHSA-5wh4-2859-9f36",
"modified": "2024-04-16T00:30:33Z",
"published": "2024-04-16T00:30:33Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1646"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/parisneo/lollms-webui/commit/02e829b5653a1aa5dbbe9413ec84f96caa1274e8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/2f769c46-aa85-4ab8-8b08-fe791313b7ba"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-5WJ5-87VQ-39XM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-09 17:35 – Updated: 2026-06-08 23:24Impact
Node Pairing Reconnect Command Escalation Bypasses operator.admin Scope Requirement.
A previously paired node could reconnect with a broader command set, including exec-capable commands, without forcing the operator/admin re-pairing path.
OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
<=2026.4.5 - Patched versions:
2026.4.8
Fix
The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.
Verification
The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.
Credits
Thanks @zsxsoft and @KeenSecurityLab for reporting.
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"aliases": [
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"CWE-288",
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-28T19:37:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "## Impact\n\nNode Pairing Reconnect Command Escalation Bypasses operator.admin Scope Requirement.\n\nA previously paired node could reconnect with a broader command set, including exec-capable commands, without forcing the operator/admin re-pairing path.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c=2026.4.5`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @zsxsoft and @KeenSecurityLab for reporting.",
"id": "GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm",
"modified": "2026-06-08T23:24:37Z",
"published": "2026-04-09T17:35:53Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42432"
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"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5"
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"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-escalation-via-node-pairing-reconnect-bypass"
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"summary": "OpenClaw: Node Pairing Reconnect Command Escalation Bypasses operator.admin Scope Requirement"
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GHSA-5X2V-MRH5-PRVX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-17 09:31 – Updated: 2026-01-17 09:31The Registration & Login with Mobile Phone Number for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a users identity prior to authenticating them via the fma_lwp_set_session_php_fun() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any user on the site, including administrators, without a valid password.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-10484"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-17T09:15:50Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "The Registration \u0026 Login with Mobile Phone Number for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a users identity prior to authenticating them via the fma_lwp_set_session_php_fun() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any user on the site, including administrators, without a valid password.",
"id": "GHSA-5x2v-mrh5-prvx",
"modified": "2026-01-17T09:31:15Z",
"published": "2026-01-17T09:31:15Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10484"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://woocommerce.com/products/registration-login-with-mobile-phone-number"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6aef6fbb-be8c-49e1-ada5-7b4aa8b2ff72?source=cve"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-5XGG-8PVJ-X39G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-28 15:32 – Updated: 2026-07-28 15:32A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI's ACME responder where the web.xml security constraints use exact URL pattern matching for admin-only enable/disable endpoints. By appending a trailing slash to the URL, an unauthenticated attacker can bypass the Tomcat authentication constraint while RESTEasy still routes the request to the handler, allowing unauthorized toggling of the ACME service state including persistent denial of service.
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"aliases": [
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-28T13:17:36Z",
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"details": "A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI\u0027s ACME responder where the web.xml security constraints use exact URL pattern matching for admin-only enable/disable endpoints. By appending a trailing slash to the URL, an unauthenticated attacker can bypass the Tomcat authentication constraint while RESTEasy still routes the request to the handler, allowing unauthorized toggling of the ACME service state including persistent denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-5xgg-8pvj-x39g",
"modified": "2026-07-28T15:32:15Z",
"published": "2026-07-28T15:32:15Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18047"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18047"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507956"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-62WX-4C4C-2F4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 15:31 – Updated: 2026-08-18 15:31Subscriber Broken Authentication in MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce <= 1.6.7 versions.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-73396"
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"CWE-288"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-18T15:17:06Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Subscriber Broken Authentication in MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce \u003c= 1.6.7 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-62wx-4c4c-2f4h",
"modified": "2026-08-18T15:31:49Z",
"published": "2026-08-18T15:31:49Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73396"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/makewebbetter-hubspot-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-mwb-hubspot-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-6-7-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-63FQ-R3MP-FPCF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-29 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:18A security defect was identified in Foundry Issues. If a user was added to an issue on a resource that they did not have access to and consequently could not see, they could query Foundry's Notification API and receive metadata about the issue including the RID of the issue, severity, internal UUID of the author, and the user-defined title of the issue.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-30946"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-29T19:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A security defect was identified in Foundry Issues. If a user was added to an issue on a resource that they did not have access to and consequently could not see, they could query Foundry\u0027s Notification API and receive metadata about the issue including the RID of the issue, severity, internal UUID of the author, and the user-defined title of the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-63fq-r3mp-fpcf",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:18:12Z",
"published": "2023-06-29T21:30:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30946"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://palantir.safebase.us/?tcuUid=4cf0b6e6-564a-467b-83ae-36fec3a491c3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-63MH-3Q59-GMP2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in wpForo Forum <= 3.1.0 versions.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-49767"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T13:20:46Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in wpForo Forum \u003c= 3.1.0 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-63mh-3q59-gmp2",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:52Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:51Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49767"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpforo/vulnerability/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-3-1-0-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6573-9WW9-37V2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-24 03:32 – Updated: 2024-07-24 03:32The WooCommerce - PDF Vouchers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.9.3. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a QR code login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing Voucher Vendor user on the site, if they have access to the user id.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7027"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-24T03:15:05Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The WooCommerce - PDF Vouchers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.9.3. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a QR code login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing Voucher Vendor user on the site, if they have access to the user id.",
"id": "GHSA-6573-9ww9-37v2",
"modified": "2024-07-24T03:32:20Z",
"published": "2024-07-24T03:32:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7027"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://codecanyon.net/item/woocommerce-pdf-vouchers-ultimate-gift-cards-wordpress-plugin/7392046"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b6cf27d9-c0be-4cff-8867-19297f6d79d7?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-658W-F28G-3J4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-13 12:32 – Updated: 2024-11-13 12:32A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Fortinet FortiClientWindows version 7.4.0, versions 7.2.4 through 7.2.0, versions 7.0.12 through 7.0.0, and 6.4.10 through 6.4.0 allows low privilege attacker to execute arbitrary code with high privilege via spoofed named pipe messages.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-47574"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288",
"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-13T12:15:16Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Fortinet FortiClientWindows version 7.4.0, versions 7.2.4 through 7.2.0, versions 7.0.12 through 7.0.0, and 6.4.10 through 6.4.0 allows low privilege attacker to execute arbitrary code with high privilege via spoofed named pipe messages.",
"id": "GHSA-658w-f28g-3j4h",
"modified": "2024-11-13T12:32:12Z",
"published": "2024-11-13T12:32:12Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47574"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-199"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-65C5-J3WR-V7FH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-15 12:30 – Updated: 2026-02-18 15:31An Authentication Bypass vulnerability existed where the application bundled an interpreter (Python) that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions granted by the user to the main application bundle
By executing the bundled interpreter directly the attacker's scripts run with the application's TCC privileges
In fixed versions parent-constraints are used to allow only the main application to launch interpreter with those permissions
This issue affects LibreOffice on macOS: from 25.2 before < 25.2.4.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-15T11:15:39Z",
"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "An Authentication Bypass vulnerability existed where the application bundled an interpreter (Python) that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) permissions\u00a0granted by the user to the main application bundle\n\n\n\n\nBy executing the bundled interpreter directly the attacker\u0027s scripts run with the application\u0027s TCC\u00a0privileges\n\n\n\n\nIn fixed versions parent-constraints are used to allow only the main application to launch interpreter with those permissions\n\nThis issue affects LibreOffice on macOS: from 25.2 before \u003c 25.2.4.",
"id": "GHSA-65c5-j3wr-v7fh",
"modified": "2026-02-18T15:31:23Z",
"published": "2025-12-15T12:30:27Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2025-14714"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
Mitigation
Funnel all access through a single choke point to simplify how users can access a resource. For every access, perform a check to determine if the user has permissions to access the resource.
CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing
An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws
An adversary leverages a firmware weakness within the Thunderbolt protocol, on a computing device to manipulate Thunderbolt controller firmware in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the implementation of authorization and verification schemes within Thunderbolt protection mechanisms. Upon gaining physical access to a target device, the adversary conducts high-level firmware manipulation of the victim Thunderbolt controller SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) flash, through the use of a SPI Programing device and an external Thunderbolt device, typically as the target device is booting up. If successful, this allows the adversary to modify memory, subvert authentication mechanisms, spoof identities and content, and extract data and memory from the target device. Currently 7 major vulnerabilities exist within Thunderbolt protocol with 9 attack vectors as noted in the Execution Flow.