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.
3477 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-J4PP-RP58-2QHJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-20 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:36The Flexi Classic and Flexi Soft Gateways SICK UE410-EN3 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK UE410-EN1 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK UE410-EN3S04 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK UE410-EN4 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK FX0-GENT00000 FLEXISOFT EIP GATEW., SICK FX0-GMOD00000 FLEXISOFT MOD GATEW., SICK FX0-GPNT00000 FLEXISOFT PNET GATEW., SICK FX0-GENT00030 FLEXISOFT EIP GATEW.V2, SICK FX0-GPNT00030 FLEXISOFT PNET GATEW.V2 and SICK FX0-GMOD00010 FLEXISOFT MOD GW. have Telnet enabled by factory default. No password is set in the default configuration. Gateways with a serial number >2311xxxx have the Telnet interface disabled by factory default.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-23451"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306",
"CWE-477"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-19T23:15:06Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Flexi Classic and Flexi Soft Gateways SICK UE410-EN3 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK UE410-EN1 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK UE410-EN3S04 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK UE410-EN4 FLEXI ETHERNET GATEW., SICK FX0-GENT00000 FLEXISOFT EIP GATEW., SICK FX0-GMOD00000 FLEXISOFT MOD GATEW., SICK FX0-GPNT00000 FLEXISOFT PNET GATEW., SICK FX0-GENT00030 FLEXISOFT EIP GATEW.V2, SICK FX0-GPNT00030 FLEXISOFT PNET GATEW.V2 and SICK FX0-GMOD00010 FLEXISOFT MOD GW. have Telnet enabled by factory default. No password is set in the default configuration. Gateways with a serial number \u003e2311xxxx have the Telnet interface disabled by factory default.",
"id": "GHSA-j4pp-rp58-2qhj",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:36:30Z",
"published": "2023-04-20T00:30:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23451"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sick.com/psirt"
}
],
"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-J4R5-X8VX-WHV5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-21 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-21 21:31Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager Connector product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager Connector. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Identity Manager Connector accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-34288"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-21T21:16:33Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager Connector product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager Connector. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Identity Manager Connector accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-j4r5-x8vx-whv5",
"modified": "2026-04-21T21:31:26Z",
"published": "2026-04-21T21:31:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34288"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-J4XH-QHCF-RPXF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 00:30 – Updated: 2024-01-11 00:30An attacker with network access to the affected PLC (CJ-series and CS-series PLCs, all versions) may use a network protocol to read and write files form the PLC internal memory and memory card.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-45794"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-10T23:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An attacker with network access to the affected PLC (CJ-series and CS-series PLCs, all versions) may use a network protocol to read and write files form the PLC internal memory and memory card.\n",
"id": "GHSA-j4xh-qhcf-rpxf",
"modified": "2024-01-11T00:30:26Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T00:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45794"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dragos.com/advisory/omron-plc-and-engineering-software-network-and-file-format-access"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.fa.omron.co.jp/product/security/assets/pdf/en/OMSR-2023-002_en.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-J4XP-CC3J-2W8R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:55 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:50A broken access control vulnerability found in Advan VD-1 firmware versions up to 230. An attacker can send a POST request to cgibin/ApkUpload.cgi to install arbitrary APK without any authentication.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-13406"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-29T01:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A broken access control vulnerability found in Advan VD-1 firmware versions up to 230. An attacker can send a POST request to cgibin/ApkUpload.cgi to install arbitrary APK without any authentication.",
"id": "GHSA-j4xp-cc3j-2w8r",
"modified": "2024-04-04T01:50:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:55:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13406"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/keniver/f5155b42eb278ec0273b83565b64235b#file-androvideo-advan-vd-1-multiple-vulnerabilities-md"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tvn.twcert.org.tw/taiwanvn/TVN-201906007"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://surl.twcert.org.tw/hVut7"
}
],
"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:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-J52W-Q68F-H7F9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Performance Monitor). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (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-2026-35278"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T10:40:20Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Performance Monitor). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-j52w-q68f-h7f9",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:22Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35278"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspujun2026.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-J5GM-H223-JXQ7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-29 21:30 – Updated: 2025-10-09 18:30Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 25.1.102 and Application prior to version 25.1.1413 (VA/SaaS deployments) contain a blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability reachable via the /var/www/app/console_release/hp/installApp.php script that can be exploited by an unauthenticated user. When a printer is registered, the software stores the printer’s host name in the variable $printer_vo->str_host_address. The code later builds a URL like 'http://:80/DevMgmt/DiscoveryTree.xml' and sends the request with curl. No validation, whitelist, or private‑network filtering is performed before the request is made. Because the request is blind, an attacker cannot see the data directly, but can still: probe internal services, trigger internal actions, or gather other intelligence. This vulnerability has been confirmed to be remediated, but it is unclear as to when the patch was introduced.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-34229"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306",
"CWE-918"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-29T21:15:36Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 25.1.102\u00a0and Application prior to version 25.1.1413\u00a0(VA/SaaS deployments) contain a\u00a0blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability reachable via the /var/www/app/console_release/hp/installApp.php script that can be exploited by an unauthenticated user. When a printer is registered, the software stores the printer\u2019s host name in the variable\u202f$printer_vo-\u003estr_host_address. The code later builds a URL like \u0027http://\u003chost\u2011address\u003e:80/DevMgmt/DiscoveryTree.xml\u0027 and sends the request with curl. No validation, whitelist, or private\u2011network filtering is performed before the request is made.\u00a0Because the request is blind, an attacker cannot see the data directly, but can still: probe internal services, trigger internal actions, or gather other intelligence. This vulnerability has been confirmed to be remediated, but it is unclear as to when the patch was introduced.",
"id": "GHSA-j5gm-h223-jxq7",
"modified": "2025-10-09T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-09-29T21:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34229"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://help.printerlogic.com/saas/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://help.printerlogic.com/va/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html#va-ssrf-05"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vasion-print-printerlogic-ssrf-via-hp-update-php-script"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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-J5JW-M2PH-3JJF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-16 09:32 – Updated: 2025-04-23 15:15Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.1, 9.11.x <= 9.11.9 fail to enforce MFA checks in PUT /api/v4/users/user-id/mfa when the requesting user differs from the target user ID, which allows users with edit_other_users permission to activate or deactivate MFA for other users, even if those users have not set up MFA.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "10.5.0"
},
{
"fixed": "10.5.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "9.11.0"
},
{
"fixed": "9.11.10"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.0.0-20250314142426-c049748b8863"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-27538"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-16T14:52:34Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-16T08:15:14Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Mattermost versions 10.5.x \u003c= 10.5.1, 9.11.x \u003c= 9.11.9 fail to enforce MFA checks in PUT /api/v4/users/user-id/mfa when the requesting user differs from the target user ID, which allows users with edit_other_users permission to activate or deactivate MFA for other users, even if those users have not set up MFA.",
"id": "GHSA-j5jw-m2ph-3jjf",
"modified": "2025-04-23T15:15:31Z",
"published": "2025-04-16T09:32:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27538"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3620"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Mattermost Missing Authentication for Critical Function"
}
GHSA-J5PW-86CX-29XV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-24 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-24 00:31A vulnerability in SenseLive X3050’s remote management service allows firmware retrieval and update operations to be performed without authentication or authorization. The service accepts firmware-related requests from any reachable host and does not verify user privileges, integrity of uploaded images, or the authenticity of provided firmware.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-25775"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-24T00:16:26Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in\u00a0SenseLive\u00a0X3050\u2019s remote management service allows firmware retrieval and update operations to be performed without authentication or authorization. The service accepts firmware-related requests from any reachable host and does not verify user privileges, integrity of uploaded images, or the authenticity of provided firmware.",
"id": "GHSA-j5pw-86cx-29xv",
"modified": "2026-04-24T00:31:52Z",
"published": "2026-04-24T00:31:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25775"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-111-12.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://senselive.io/contact"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-111-12"
}
],
"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-J5PX-4RCH-GG47
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:34 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:34In Universal Robots Robot Controllers Version CB 3.1, SW Version 3.4.5-100, ports 30001/TCP to 30003/TCP listen for arbitrary URScript code and execute the code. This enables a remote attacker who has access to the ports to remotely execute code that may allow root access to be obtained.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-10635"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-07-11T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "In Universal Robots Robot Controllers Version CB 3.1, SW Version 3.4.5-100, ports 30001/TCP to 30003/TCP listen for arbitrary URScript code and execute the code. This enables a remote attacker who has access to the ports to remotely execute code that may allow root access to be obtained.",
"id": "GHSA-j5px-4rch-gg47",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:34:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:34:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10635"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104710"
}
],
"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-J5Q8-GR47-F6VP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-07 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-14 00:00A vulnerability was found in SAP Information System 1.0 which has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the file /SAP_Information_System/controllers/add_admin.php. An unauthenticated attacker is able to create a new admin account for the web application with a simple POST request. Exploit details were disclosed.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1248"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-06T03:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability was found in SAP Information System 1.0 which has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the file /SAP_Information_System/controllers/add_admin.php. An unauthenticated attacker is able to create a new admin account for the web application with a simple POST request. Exploit details were disclosed.",
"id": "GHSA-j5q8-gr47-f6vp",
"modified": "2022-04-14T00:00:30Z",
"published": "2022-04-07T00:00:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1248"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.196550"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166609/SAP-Information-System-1.0.0-Missing-Authorization.html"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.