CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-290

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-290. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers
CWE-6 J2EE Misconfiguration: Insufficient Session-ID Length
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-384 Session Fixation
CWE-539 Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
CWE-642 External Control of Critical State Data
CWE-664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
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
Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Web Services API Signature Forgery Leveraging Hash Function Extension Weakness
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-328 Use of Weak Hash
Signature Spoof
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Signature Spoofing by Misrepresentation
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
CWE-6 J2EE Misconfiguration: Insufficient Session-ID Length
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values
CWE-331 Insufficient Entropy
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-384 Session Fixation
CWE-488 Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session
CWE-539 Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-384 Session Fixation
CWE-488 Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session
CWE-539 Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS (BIAS)
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
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-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CWE-290 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-290 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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