CWE-287 Improper Authentication – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-287

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-287. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
Authentication Abuse
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-1244 Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State
Authentication Bypass
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Identity Spoofing
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Fake the Source of Data
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Exploiting Trust in Client
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-300 Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Session Hijacking
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Token Impersonation
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-1270 Generation of Incorrect Security Tokens
Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-553 Command Shell in Externally Accessible Directory
Adversary in the Middle (AiTM)
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
CWE-300 Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
CWE-593 Authentication Bypass: OpenSSL CTX Object Modified after SSL Objects are Created

About CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CWE-287 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-287 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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