CWE-565 Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-565

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-565. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
Session Credential Falsification through Manipulation
CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
CWE-565 Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking
Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')
CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-315 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in a Cookie
CWE-384 Session Fixation
CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
CWE-539 Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-565 Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
CWE-642 External Control of Critical State Data
Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens
CWE-233 Improper Handling of Parameters
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
CWE-315 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in a Cookie
CWE-353 Missing Support for Integrity Check
CWE-384 Session Fixation
CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
CWE-539 Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-565 Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

About CWE-565: Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

CWE-565 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-565 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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