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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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  • Medium 4.3

    Login Disable - Less critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-008

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Login Disable allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Login Disable: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.3.

  • Medium 6.9

    Vikunja has a 2FA Bypass via Caldav Basic Auth

    Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to version 2.2.0, the Caldav endpoint allows login using Basic Authentication, which in turn allows users to bypass the TOTP on 2FA-enabled accounts. The user can then access standard proje…

  • Medium 5.3

    Blinko: Low Privilege User Privilege Escalation - upsertUser Endpoint

    Blinko is an AI-powered card note-taking project. Prior to version 1.8.4, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability. The upsertUser endpoint has 3 issues: it is missing superAdminAuthMiddleware, any logged-in user can call it; the originalPassword is an o…

  • Medium 4.8

    OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Authentication Bypass via Path Canonicalization Mismatch in /api/channels Gateway

    OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 server-http contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in gateway authentication for plugin channel endpoints due to path canonicalization mismatch between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing. Attackers can b…

  • Medium 6.5

    OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via Encoded Path in /api/channels Route

    OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /api/channels route classification due to canonicalization depth mismatch between auth-path classification and route-path canonicalization. Attackers can bypass plugin r…

  • Medium 6.5

    Unsafe navigation in Navigation in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 146.0.7680.71 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navi…

  • Medium 4.3

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab

    GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to disclose metadata from private issues, merge requests, epics, milestones…

  • Medium 6.8

    An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3…

  • Medium 4.9

    EC-CUBE provided by EC-CUBE CO.,LTD. contains a multi-factor authentication (MFA) bypass vulnerability. An attacker who…

  • Medium 4.3

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab

    GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.11 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed Developer-role users with insufficient privileges to make unauthorized m…

  • Medium 6.7

    WordPress Booked plugin <= 3.0.0 - Account Takeover vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Case-Themes Booked booked allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Booked: from n/a through <= 3.0.0.

  • Medium 6.5

    WordPress AhaChat Messenger Marketing plugin <= 1.1 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in ahachat AhaChat Messenger Marketing ahachat-messenger-marketing allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects AhaChat Messenger Marketing: from n/a through <= 1.1.

  • Medium 6.5

    BloodX 1.0 - Authentication Bypass

    BloodX 1.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in login.php that allows attackers to access the dashboard without valid credentials. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by sending a crafted payload with '=''or' parameters to bypass login authe…

  • Medium 6.5

    Microsoft Entra ID SSO Login - Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-005

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Microsoft Entra ID SSO Login allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Microsoft Entra ID SSO Login: from 0.0.0 before 1.0.4.

  • Medium 4.2

    Disable Login Page - Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2025-124

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Disable Login Page allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Disable Login Page: from 0.0.0 before 1.1.3.

  • Medium 5.3

    CKEditor 5 Premium Features - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2025-118

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal CKEditor 5 Premium Features allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects CKEditor 5 Premium Features: from 0.0.0 before 1.2.10, from 1.3.0 before 1.3.6, from 1.4.0 before 1.4.3…

  • Medium 4.3

    A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. Restoring from a…

  • Medium 5.4

    In TIM BPM Suite/ TIM FLOW through 9.1.2 multiple Authorization Bypass vulnerabilities exists which allow a low privile…

  • Medium 5.3

    Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform through 1.7.31 Audio Information Disclosure via API endpoint

    Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform versions up to 1.7.31 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to private audio recordings by exploiting sequential audio IDs and insecure assignment endpoints. Attackers can send requ…

  • Medium 6.8

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab

    GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.1 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to bypass WebAuthn two-factor authentication by manipulating the session st…

  • Medium 5.4

    Apache HTTP Server: mod_userdir+suexec bypass via AllowOverride FileInfo

    mod_userdir+suexec bypass via AllowOverride FileInfo vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. Users with access to use the RequestHeader directive in htaccess can cause some CGI scripts to run under an unexpected userid. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: fro…

  • Medium 5.4

    Email TFA - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2025-115

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Email TFA allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Email TFA: from 0.0.0 before 2.0.6.

  • Medium 6.1

    Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Core & HTML component

    Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Core & HTML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 145, Firefox ESR 140.5, Firefox ESR 115.30, Thunderbird 145, and Thunderbird 140.5.

  • Medium 6.5

    Policy bypass in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install…

  • Medium 6.5

    Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed an attacker who convinced a …

  • Medium 6.8

    On Elspec G5 devices through 1.2.2.19, a person with physical access to the device can reset the Admin password by inse…

  • Medium 4.6

    The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. An attacker with p…

  • Medium 5.3

    Zoom Rooms Clients - Authentication Bypass

    Authentication bypass in some Zoom Rooms Clients before version 6.5.1 may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct a disclosure of information via network access.

  • Medium 6.1

    Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

    Missing Ability to Patch ROM Code in Windows BitLocker allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.

  • Medium 4.3

    The credentials of the users stored in the system's local database can be used for the log in, making it possible for a…

  • Medium 6.3

    An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] in FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, 7.2…

  • Medium 5.4

    Mitigation bypass in the Web Compatibility: Tooling component

    Mitigation bypass in the Web Compatibility: Tooling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 143 and Thunderbird 143.

  • Medium 5.4

    An issue in the lock screen component of Reolink v4.54.0.4.20250526 allows attackers to bypass authentication via using…

  • Medium 5.3

    An issue in the default configuration of the password reset function in LogicData eCommerce Framework v5.0.9.7000 allow…

  • Medium 5.3

    The AXIS Camera Station Server had a flaw that allowed to bypass authentication that is normally required.

  • Medium 5.5

    Sentry Missing Invalidation of Authorization Codes During OAuth Exchange and Revocation

    Sentry is a developer-first error tracking and performance monitoring tool. Prior to version 25.5.0, an attacker with a malicious OAuth application registered with Sentry can take advantage of a race condition and improper handling of authorization code withi…

  • Medium 4.8

    Enterprise MFA - TFA for Drupal - Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2025-082

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Enterprise MFA - TFA for Drupal allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Enterprise MFA - TFA for Drupal: from 0.0.0 before 4.8.0, from 5.2.0 before 5.2.1, from 0.0.0 befo…

  • Medium 5.4

    Insufficient policy enforcement in Loader in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass c…

  • Medium 6.3

    Sony XAV-AX8500 Bluetooth ERTM Channel Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    Sony XAV-AX8500 Bluetooth ERTM Channel Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected Sony XAV-AX8500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The sp…

  • Medium 4.4

    Vulnerability that cards can call unauthorized APIs in the FRS process Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerab…