CWE-346 Origin Validation Error – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-346

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-346. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cache Poisoning
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source
CWE-349 Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
DNS Cache Poisoning
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source
CWE-349 Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
CWE-350 Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
Exploit Script-Based APIs
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
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
Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-471 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-471 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Application API Navigation Remapping
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-471 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-471 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Application API Button Hijacking
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-471 Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
SaaS User Request Forgery
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
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
Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-99 Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-349 Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
CWE-353 Missing Support for Integrity Check
CWE-354 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-272 Least Privilege Violation
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source
Pharming
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-350 Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action

About CWE-346: Origin Validation Error

CWE-346 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-346 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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