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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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  • High 8.8

    A vulnerability has been identified in Reyrolle 7SR5 (All versions < V2.70). Server-side authorization checks in the we…

  • High 7.5

    fastify vulnerable to authentication bypass via malformed URLs reaching encapsulated not-found handlers

    fastify versions >= 4.0.0 and before 5.12.2 can route a malformed URL sent under one plugin prefix to the custom not-found handler of a different sibling plugin, and invoke it without the preHandler hook declared for that handler. The internal not-found route…

  • High 7.4

    WordPress Really Simple SSL plugin <= 9.8.0 - 2FA Bypass vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Really Simple SSL <= 9.8.0 versions.

  • High 7.4

    WordPress RegistrationMagic plugin <= 6.0.9.8 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.9.8 versions.

  • High 8.1

    Gophish Account Lockout and Forced Password Change Bypassable via API Key

    Gophish through 0.12.1 fails to enforce account lockout and password change requirements in the API authentication middleware. Attackers with valid API keys can bypass these security controls and retain full API access even when their account is locked or pas…

  • High 8.1

    Unauthorized credential switching

    In FreeBSD 15.0, the kernel structure used to represent user credentials changed: previously the primary group ID was stored in the first element of the array containing the list of supplementary group IDs, whereas now the primary group ID is stored in a dedi…

  • High 8.6

    SMS Password Authorization Bypass via Failed Attempt Counter

    The SMS control function of IE-SR-2TX-WL-4G devices can require a password for SMS commands via the 'Enable Password Authorization' setting. The device increments a retry counter on each failed SMS password attempt; after 5 consecutive failed attempts, SMS pa…

  • High 7.3

    WordPress WPLegalPages plugin <= 3.7.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in WPLegalPages <= 3.7.0 versions.

  • High 7.6

    WordPress Leyka plugin <= 3.32.3 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Subscriber Broken Authentication in Leyka <= 3.32.3 versions.

  • High 8.8

    4gaBoards: Pre-Account Takeover via SSO Email Linkage

    4gaBoards is a boards system for realtime project management. Prior to 3.3.8, 4gaBoards is vulnerable to pre-account takeover when registrationEnabled, localRegistrationEnabled, and ssoRegistrationEnabled are enabled and Google, GitHub, Microsoft, or OIDC SSO…

  • High 7.1

    NVIDIA NVOS for network switches contains a vulnerability in the secure shell (SSH) server configuration component whil…

  • High 7.1

    WordPress MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.6.7 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Subscriber Broken Authentication in MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce <= 1.6.7 versions.

  • High 7.5

    WordPress Ezoic plugin <= 2.22.11 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Ezoic <= 2.22.11 versions.

  • High 7.3

    A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.1, FortiManager 7…

  • High 7.5

    OpenSignLabs opensignserver - Authentication Bypass

    An authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenSignLabs opensignserver through 2.37.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to mint MASTER_KEY-signed file access tokens for arbitrary stored files via the getsignedurl Parse cloud function. The function skip…

  • High 8.8

    WordPress Super Socializer plugin <= 7.14.5 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Super Socializer <= 7.14.5 versions.

  • High 8.6

    SiYuan before v3.7.3 Authentication Bypass via Content Endpoints

    SiYuan versions before v3.7.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in publish mode where content-returning endpoints getHeadingChildrenDOM, getHeading*Transaction, and getBacklinkDoc perform no password check despite protecting the primary getDoc en…

  • High 8.2
    CVE-2026-18577 Exploited Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 15%

    Incomplete patch leads to administrative account takeover

    An incomplete patch for CVE-2026-18556 allows for authentication bypass and account takeover in N-central Versions through 2026.3.1

    KEV Aug 3, 2026
  • High 8.2
    CVE-2026-18556 Exploited Public exploit EPSS 44%

    Unauthenticated administrative account takeover

    Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.

    KEV Aug 4, 2026
  • High 7.8

    Traefik v3.7.0 Path Traversal via RewriteTarget Authentication Bypass

    Traefik versions >= v3.7.0 and <= v3.7.7 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the Kubernetes Ingress NGINX provider's RewriteTarget middleware (generated from the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target annotation). When an Ingress path uses a regex t…

  • High 8.0

    Bypass of 2FA for Connections via Unattended Access in TeamViewer for macOS

    TeamViewer Full Client and Host for macOS before version 15.80 contain a business logic error that can allow an authenticated attacker to bypass a configured 2FA for Connections approval flow via Unattended Access and establish a remote connection to an affec…

  • High 8.1

    WordPress miniOrange Discord Integration plugin <= 2.2.4 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in miniOrange Discord Integration <= 2.2.4 versions.

  • High 8.7

    ONTAP versions 9.16.1 and higher with WebAuthn multi-factor authentication (MFA) configured are susceptible to a vulner…

  • High 8.9

    FUXA Vulnerable to Pre-auth RCE via Path Manipulation & Configuration Injection

    FUXA is a web-based Process Visualization (SCADA/HMI/Dashboard) software. Versions 1.2.11 until 1.3.1 allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve Full Remote Code Execution (RCE) as root. The exploit succeeds even when the platform is configured in it…

  • High 7.1

    Frappe LMS enrollment bypass in paid courses via unrelated batch

    Frappe LMS is an open source learning management system. In version 2.51.0 and earlier, a user could bypass payment validation for courses by using unrelated batch. This has been patched in 2.52.0 with enrollment now validating that the batch is linked to cou…

  • High 7.5

    WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.9.9.6 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through <= 5.9.9.6.

  • High 8.8

    MicroRealEstate allows adversaries to bypass authentication due to a lack of token state management. This would permit …

  • High 7.4

    AS228T - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    AS228T with Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

  • High 7.5

    WordPress CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway plugin <= 2.7.4 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway <= 2.7.4 versions.

  • High 7.8

    Traefik: HTTP/3 mTLS bypass via exact SNI TLSOptions lookup for wildcard and mixed-case hosts

    Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Versions prior to 3.7.3, 3.6.18, and 2.11.51 have a critical vulnerability in Traefik's HTTP/3 (QUIC) TLS configuration selection that allows unauthenticated clients to bypass router-specific mTLS enforcemen…

  • High 7.8

    Traefik: SNICheck ignores wildcard TLSOptions mappings, allowing domain-fronted mTLS bypass

    Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. From 3.7.0 until 3.7.3, there is a high severity vulnerability in Traefik's domain-fronting protection (SNICheck) that allows an unauthenticated client to bypass mutual TLS enforced through wildcard router T…

  • High 7.8

    Traefik StripPrefix Route-Level Auth Bypass via Path Normalization

    Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to 2.11.48, 3.6.19, and 3.7.3, there is a high severity vulnerability in Traefik's StripPrefix middleware that allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass route-level authentication and authorization.…

  • High 8.1

    Capgo - Hashed API Key Enforcement Bypass via PostgREST/RLS Plane

    Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a security control bypass vulnerability where the PostgREST/RLS plane accepts plaintext API keys through the capgkey header despite enforce_hashed_api_keys being enabled. Attackers can bypass org-level hashed-key enforcement by …

  • High 7.5

    WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 Authentication Bypass

    WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by sending a crafted POST request with the IWP_JSON_PREFIX header. Attackers can exploit this flaw to obt…

  • High 8.2

    Steeltoe vulnerable to management-port isolation bypass via spoofed Host header

    Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. When Steeltoe management endpoints versions 3.2.2 through 3.3.0 and 4.1.0 are configured to listen on an alternate port (`Management:E…

  • High 7.6

    WordPress Melhor Envio plugin <= 2.16.3 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Subscriber Broken Authentication in Melhor Envio <= 2.16.3 versions.

  • High 8.8

    WordPress PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin < v2.13.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in PowerPack Pro for Elementor < v2.13.0 versions.

  • High 8.1

    WordPress Booknetic plugin < 5.10.3 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Booknetic Booknetic booknetic allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Booknetic: from n/a before 5.10.3.

  • High 8.7

    syracom Secure Login (2FA) for Confluence allows 2FA bypass via spoofed User-Agent

    syracom AG Secure Login (2FA) for Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket 3.4.0.x contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker with valid credentials for a user account can bypass the two-factor authentication flow by sending HTTP requests w…

  • High 8.1

    WordPress Really Simple SSL plugin <= 9.5.10 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Really Simple SSL <= 9.5.10 versions.