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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

3,177 results · Feed

  • Unscored —

    OpenClinic GA versions 5.09.02 and 5.89.05b contain an authentication mechanism within the system that does not provide…

  • High 7.8

    Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Command Injection Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit …

  • Medium 4.3

    Cisco Meetings App Missing TURN Server Credentials Expiration Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the API subsystem of Cisco Meetings App could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retain and reuse the Traversal Using Relay NAT (TURN) server credentials that are configured in an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insuf…

  • High 8.9

    Improper Authentication

    In PrestaShop from version 1.5.0.0 and before version 1.7.6.6, the authentication system is malformed and an attacker is able to forge requests and execute admin commands. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.6.

  • High 7.5

    Improper Authentication

    Traefik 2.x, in certain configurations, allows HTTPS sessions to proceed without mutual TLS verification in a situation where ERR_BAD_SSL_CLIENT_AUTH_CERT should have occurred.

  • High 8.1

    Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches Session Management Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in session management for the web-based interface of Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to defeat authentication protections and gain unauthorized access to the management interface.…

  • Unscored —

    BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II, The affected products allow credential reuse for multiple authentication purposes. An att…

  • Unscored —

    BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II, The affected products do not properly enforce mutual authentication with the BIOTRONIK Re…

  • Unscored —

    Baxter PrismaFlex all versions, PrisMax all versions prior to 3.x, The PrismaFlex device contains a hard-coded service …

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2020-9480 Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 30%

    Improper Authentication in Apache Spark

    In Apache Spark 2.4.5 and earlier, a standalone resource manager's master may be configured to require authentication (spark.authenticate) via a shared secret. When enabled, however, a specially-crafted RPC to the master can succeed in starting an application…

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2020-11989 Public exploit EPSS 24%

    Improper Authentication in Apache Shiro

    Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

  • High —

    Mattermost Server: Insufficient Password-Reset Link Invalidation

    An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.0.0. A password-reset link could be reused.

  • Critical 9.8

    Mattermost Server password reset email requests can be sent to attacker-provided email addresses

    An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.0.0, 3.10.2, and 3.9.2. A password-reset request was sometime sent to an attacker-provided e-mail address.

  • High 8.1

    Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server Token Handling Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable Webex site. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of authentication tokens by a vulnera…

  • Critical 9.8

    Caddy vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to mishandling of TLS client authentication

    Caddy before 0.10.13 mishandles TLS client authentication, as demonstrated by an authentication bypass caused by the lack of the StrictHostMatching mode.

  • Medium 4.3

    It was found that nmcli, a command line interface to NetworkManager did not honour 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-…

  • Medium 6.8

    Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software has insuffi…

  • Critical 9.0

    PAN-OS: Panorama authentication bypass vulnerability

    An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Panorama context switching feature allows an attacker with network access to a Panorama's management interface to gain privileged access to managed firewalls. An attacker requires some knowledge of managed firewal…

  • High 7.1

    Improper Authentication for Keycloak

    A flaw was found in the reset credential flow in all Keycloak versions before 8.0.0. This flaw allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

  • High 8.0

    This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WA8…

  • Critical 9.0
    CVE-2020-4427 Exploited Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 70%

    IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security res…

    KEV Nov 3, 2021
  • High 8.1

    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Kerberos Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the Kerberos authentication feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate the Kerberos key distribution center (KDC) and bypass authentication on an affected devic…

  • High 8.5

    Authentication and extension bypass in Faye

    Faye (NPM, RubyGem) versions greater than 0.5.0 and before 1.0.4, 1.1.3 and 1.2.5, has the potential for authentication bypass in the extension system. The vulnerability allows any client to bypass checks put in place by server-side extensions, by appending e…

  • Critical 9.1

    ABB/Busch-Jaeger Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 Improper Authentication and Access Control

    The web server in ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 and Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-Gateway allows access to different endpoints of the application without authenticating by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL) , violating the access-control (ACL…

  • Critical 9.8

    Improper Authenication in Pion DTLS

    handleIncomingPacket in conn.go in Pion DTLS before 1.5.2 lacks a check for application data with epoch 0, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary unencrypted data after handshake completion.

  • Medium 6.4

    Unrestricted Policy Management using MfeUpgradeTool.exe

    Authentication bypass vulnerability in MfeUpgradeTool in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 April 2020 Update allows administrator users to access policy settings via running this tool.

  • Unscored —

    UniFi Cloud Key firmware < 1.1.6 contains a vulnerability that enables an attacker being able to change a device hostna…

  • High 8.8

    Argo CD Insecure default administrative password

    As of v1.5.0, the default admin password is set to the argocd-server pod name. For insiders with access to the cluster or logs, this issue could be abused for privilege escalation, as Argo has privileged roles. A malicious insider is the most realistic threat…

  • Medium 4.8

    Moodle Oauth 2 Insufficiently Protects Against Compromise

    A vulnerability was found in Moodle versions 3.7 before 3.7.3, 3.6 before 3.6.7, 3.5 before 3.5.9 and earlier. OAuth 2 providers who do not verify users' email address changes require additional verification during sign-up to reduce the risk of account compro…

  • Medium 4.7

    python-apt downloads from untrusted sources

    Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in `Version.fetch_binary()` and `Version.fetch_source()` of apt/package.py or in `_fetch_archives()` of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shou…

  • Medium 5.9

    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of TP-Link Archer A7 Firm…

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2020-1957 EPSS 23%

    Improper Authentication in Apache Shiro

    Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

  • High 7.5

    Incorrect Account Used for Signing

    ### Impact Anybody using this library to sign with a BIP44 account other than the first account may be affected. If a user is signing with the first account (i.e. the account at index `0`), or with the legacy MEW/MyCrypto HD path, they are not affected. The v…

  • Critical 9.1

    Django Rest Framework jwt allows obtaining new token from notionally invalidated token

    An issue was discovered in drf-jwt 1.15.x before 1.15.1. It allows attackers with access to a notionally invalidated token to obtain a new, working token via the refresh endpoint, because the blacklist protection mechanism is incompatible with the token-refre…

  • Medium 4.3

    Cisco ASA Secondary Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the Cisco ASA that could allow a remote attacker to successfully authenticate using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client if the Secondary Authentication type is LDAP and the password is left blank, providing the primary credentials are correct. …

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2020-0688 Exploited · Ransomware Public exploit EPSS 100%

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange software when the software fails to properly handle …

    KEV Nov 3, 2021
  • Unscored —

    Improper access control in Nextcloud Talk 6.0.3 leaks the existance and the name of private conversations when linked t…

  • Unscored —

    A missing check in Nextcloud Server 17.0.0 allowed an attacker to set up a new second factor when trying to login.

  • Unscored —

    Improper authentication exists in < 12.3.2, < 12.2.6, and < 12.1.12 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Ed…

  • Critical 9.8

    Dolibarr Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

    The htdocs/index.php?mainmenu=home login page in Dolibarr 10.0.6 allows an unlimited rate of failed authentication attempts.