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CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Class Draft Mapping discouraged

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How to prevent it (1 mitigation)
  1. Architecture and Design

    Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

Source: MITRE CWE-287

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  • Medium 5.6

    Chia Blockchain RPC Credential rpc_server_base.py _authenticate improper authentication

    A security vulnerability has been detected in Chia Blockchain 2.1.0. This issue affects the function _authenticate of the file rpc_server_base.py of the component RPC Credential Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack is possibl…

  • Medium 4.3

    NVIDIA Delegated Licensing Service for all appliance platforms contains a vulnerability where an attacker could exploit…

  • Medium 6.9

    Authentication bypass in AutoGPT de Thesamur

    An authentication bypass vulnerability has been found in Thesamur's AutoGPT. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms. Once inside the web application, the attacker can use any of its features regardless of the authorisation m…

  • Medium 4.7

    Orthanc versions before 1.12.10 are affected by an authorisation logic flaw in the application's HTTP Basic Authenticat…

  • Medium 5.3

    OTP Password Brute Forcing in DorukNet's Wispotter

    Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts, Improper Authentication vulnerability in Doruk Communication and Automation Industry and Trade Inc. Wispotter allows Password Brute Forcing, Brute Force. This issue affects Wispotter: from 1.0 before …

  • Medium 5.5

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.…

  • Medium 6.9

    Outline has a suspended user authentication bypass via WebSocket connections

    Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. Prior to 1.1.0, a vulnerability was found in Outline's WebSocket authentication mechanism that allows suspended users to maintain or establish real-time WebSocket connections and continue recei…

  • Medium 6.5

    A lack of session validation in the web API component of Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics ZBT WE2001 23.09.27 allows remo…

  • Medium 6.3

    Flycatcher Toys smART Pixelator Bluetooth Low Energy missing authentication

    A security flaw has been discovered in Flycatcher Toys smART Pixelator 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Bluetooth Low Energy Interface. Performing a manipulation results in missing authentication. The attack can only …

  • Medium 6.2

    Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation

    Salt contains an authentication protocol version downgrade weakness that can allow a malicious minion to bypass newer authentication/security features by using an older request payload format, enabling minion impersonation and circumventing protections introd…

  • Medium 5.8

    Untrusted user data can lead to privilege escalation

    Chef InSpec versions up to 5.23 and before 7.0.107 creates named pipes with overly permissive default Windows access controls. A local attacker may interfere with the pipe connection process and exploit the insufficient access restrictions to assume the InSpe…

  • Medium 4.3

    Dell OpenManage Network Integration, versions prior to 3.9, contains an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A low pr…

  • Medium 5.3

    Failure in Password Rotation and Check-in Mechanism in Secret Server Allows Reuse of Credentials

    Improper Authentication vulnerability in Delinea Inc. Secret Server On-Prem (RPC Password Rotation modules).This issue affects Secret Server On-Prem: 11.8.1, 11.9.6, 11.9.25. A secret with "change password on check in" enabled automatically checks in even whe…

  • Medium 4.3

    EvseV2G has sequence state validation bypass

    EVerest is an EV charging software stack. In versions up to and including 2025.12.1, it is possible to bypass the sequence state verification including authentication, and send requests that transition to forbidden states relative to the current one, thereby …

  • Medium 6.4

    Beetel 777VR1 UART missing authentication

    A vulnerability was detected in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09/01.00.09_55. Impacted is an unknown function of the component UART Interface. The manipulation results in missing authentication. An attack on the physical device is feasible. This attack is charact…

  • Medium 5.6

    CRMEB JSON Token LoginServices.php remoteRegister improper authentication

    A weakness has been identified in CRMEB up to 5.6.3. The impacted element is the function remoteRegister of the file crmeb/app/services/user/LoginServices.php of the component JSON Token Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument uid can lead to improp…

  • Medium 5.1

    Polkit Authorization Check can be Bypassed in the TLP power daemon

    A Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLP allows local users to arbitrarily control the power profile in use as well as the daemon’s log settings.This issue affects TLP: from 1.9 before 1.9.1.

  • Medium 6.8

    An insecure authentication mechanism in the safe_exec.sh startup script of Blurams Flare Camera version 24.1114.151.929…

  • Medium 6.1

    Path traversal vulnerability in Netgear WiFi Range Extenders

    A path traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows an attacker with LAN authentication to access the router's IP and review the contents of the dynamically generated webproc file, which records the username and password submitted to the rou…

  • Medium 6.1

    Authentication bypass in NETGEAR WiFi Range Extenders via network adjacent attacks

    An insufficient authentication vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows a network adjacent attacker with WiFi authentication or a physical Ethernet port connection to bypass the authentication process and access the admin panel.

  • Medium 6.1

    Authentication Bypass in NETGEAR Orbi Devices

    An authentication bypass vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices allows users connected to the local network to access the router web interface as an admin.

  • Medium 6.3
    CVE-2026-0842 Public exploit

    Flycatcher Toys smART Sketcher Bluetooth Low Energy missing authentication

    A flaw has been found in Flycatcher Toys smART Sketcher up to 2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Bluetooth Low Energy Interface. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploit…

  • Medium 6.5

    Pterodactyl TOTPs can be reused during validity window

    Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel. Versions 1.11.11 and below allow TOTP to be used multiple times during its validity window. Users with 2FA enabled are prompted to enter a token during sign-in, and afterward it is not sufficien…

  • Medium 6.5

    bg5sbk MiniCMS File Recovery Request page.php delete_page improper authentication

    A flaw has been found in bg5sbk MiniCMS up to 1.8. Impacted is the function delete_page of the file /minicms/mc-admin/page.php of the component File Recovery Request Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carri…

  • Medium 6.5
    CVE-2025-65925 Public exploit

    An issue was discovered in Zeroheight (SaaS) prior to 2025-06-13. A legacy user creation API pathway allowed accounts t…

  • Medium 6.3

    joey-zhou xiaozhi-esp32-server-java Cookie AuthenticationInterceptor.java tryAuthenticateWithCookies improper authentication

    A weakness has been identified in joey-zhou xiaozhi-esp32-server-java up to 3.0.0. This impacts the function tryAuthenticateWithCookies of the file AuthenticationInterceptor.java of the component Cookie Handler. Executing manipulation can lead to improper aut…

  • Medium 5.3

    WordPress Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite plugin <= 2.7.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

    Vulnerability in Tyche softwares Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite.This issue affects Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite: from n/a through 2.7.0.

  • Medium 6.5

    There is an improper authentication vulnerability in some Hikvision DVR products. Due to the improper implementation of…

  • Medium 6.3

    JeecgBoot Multi-Tenant Management SysTenantController.java improper authentication

    A security flaw has been discovered in JeecgBoot up to 3.9.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file jeecg-boot/jeecg-module-system/jeecg-system-biz/src/main/java/org/jeecg/modules/system/controller/SysTenantController.java of the component M…

  • Medium 6.9

    Authentication Bypass in Dialogflow CX Messenger

    An authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Cloud Dialogflow CX Messenger allowed unauthenticated users to interact with restricted chat agents, gaining access to the agents' knowledge and the ability to trigger their intents, by manipulating initializat…

  • Medium 5.7

    Configuration Disclosure Vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE

    Improper authentication vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE (httpd modules) allows unauthenticated attackers to download the configuration file.This issue affects: ≤ WA850RE V2_160527, ≤ WA850RE V3_160922.

  • Medium 4.3

    Ningyuanda TC155 RTSP Live Video Stream Endpoint improper authentication

    A vulnerability has been found in Ningyuanda TC155 57.0.2.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component RTSP Live Video Stream Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack must be carried out from within the local…

  • Medium 6.8

    Elasticsearch Improper Authentication

    Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.

  • Medium 5.3

    Shiguangwu sgwbox N3 POST Message fsnotify improper authentication

    A vulnerability has been found in Shiguangwu sgwbox N3 2.0.25. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /fsnotify of the component POST Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument token leads to improper authentication. It is possible to …

  • Medium 5.4

    django-allauth's Okta and NetIQ implementations used a mutable identifier for authorization decisions

    An issue was discovered in allauth-django before 65.13.0. Both Okta and NetIQ were using preferred_username as the identifier for third-party provider accounts. That value may be mutable and should therefore be avoided for authorization decisions. The provide…

  • Medium 5.3

    haxxorsid Stock-Management-System employees missing authentication

    A weakness has been identified in haxxorsid Stock-Management-System up to fbbbf213e9c93b87183a3891f77e3cc7095f22b0. This affects an unknown function of the file /api/employees. Executing manipulation can lead to missing authentication. It is possible to launc…

  • Medium 4.3

    Construction Light < 1.6.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Activation

    The Construction Light WordPress theme before 1.6.8 does not have authorisation and CSRF when activating via an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to activate arbitrary .

  • Medium 4.4

    sudo-rs doesn't record authenticating user properly in timestamp

    sudo-rs is a memory safe implementation of sudo and su written in Rust. With `Defaults targetpw` (or `Defaults rootpw`) enabled, the password of the target account (or root account) instead of the invoking user is used for authentication. sudo-rs starting in …

  • Medium 4.7

    KubeVirt Improper TLS Certificate Management Handling Allows API Identity Spoofing

    KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, due to the peer verification logic in virt-handler (via verifyPeerCert), an attacker who compromises a virt-handler instance, could exploit these shared credentials to i…

  • Medium 4.7

    KubeVirt Affected by an Authentication Bypass in Kubernetes Aggregation Layer

    KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Versions 1.5.3 and below, and 1.6.0 contained a flawed implementation of the Kubernetes aggregation layer's authentication flow which could enable bypass of RBAC controls. It was discovered that …