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CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Base Incomplete

The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

How to prevent it (1 mitigation)

  1. Architecture and Design

    Funnel all access through a single choke point to simplify how users can access a resource. For every access, perform a check to determine if the user has permissions to access the resource.

Source: MITRE CWE-288

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  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2018-8859

    Echelon SmartServer 1 all versions, SmartServer 2 all versions prior to release 4.11.007, i.LON 100 all versions, and i…

    Echelon i.LON 600 SmartServer 1 i.LON 100
  • Critical 9.1
    CVE-2016-5018 EPSS 10%

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat

    In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

    Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat tomcat8 tomcat7 Ubuntu Maven