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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

776 results · Feed

  • Medium 5.4

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

  • High 7.5

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /goform/getproductInfo functionality of Tenda AC6 V5.0 V02.03.01.…

  • Critical 9.8

    An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the HTTP authentication functionality of Tenda AC6 V5.0 V02.03.01.110.…

  • Critical 9.8

    WordPress Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.3.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in magepeopleteam Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce ecab-taxi-booking-manager allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.…

  • Critical 9.8

    There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in WinterChenS my-site thru commit 6c79286 (2025-06-11). An attacker ca…

  • Medium 5.3

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

  • Low 2.0
    CVE-2025-3639 Public exploit

    Liferay Portal Login Bypass Vulnerability

    Liferay Portal 7.3.0 through 7.4.3.132, and Liferay DXP 2025.Q1 through 2025.Q1.6, 2024.Q4.0 through 2024.Q4.7, 2024.Q3.1 through 2024.Q3.13, 2024.Q2.0 through 2024.Q2.13, 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.15, 7.4 GA through update 92 and 7.3 GA through update 36 all…

  • Critical 9.8

    Authenticator Login - Highly critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2025-096

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Authenticator Login allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Authenticator Login: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.4.

  • Critical 9.8

    In TOTOLINK A7000R firmware 9.1.0u.6115_B20201022, an attacker can bypass login by sending a specific request through f…

  • High 7.9

    An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6…

  • High 7.6

    A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGG…

  • High 8.3

    A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK 828D PPU.4 (All versions < V4.95 SP5), SINUMERIK 828D PPU.5 (All versi…

  • High 8.5

    Zed AI Agent Remote Code Execution

    Zed is a multiplayer code editor. Prior to version 0.197.3, in the Zed Agent Panel allowed for an AI agent to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by bypassing user permission checks. An AI Agent could have exploited a permissions bypass vulnerability to creat…

  • Critical 9.8

    Unauthenticated RCE

    Due to an issue in configuration, code that was intended for debugging purposes was included in the market release of the ASPECT FW allowing an attacker to bypass authentication. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to change the system time, access files…

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2025-24000 Public exploit

    WordPress Post SMTP plugin <= 3.2.0 - Account Takeover Vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through <= 3.2.0.

  • High 8.5

    Ruckus SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build allows authentication bypass via a valid API key and crafted HTTP he…

  • Critical 9.8

    Brave Conversion Engine (PRO) <= 0.7.7 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator

    The Brave Conversion Engine (PRO) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 0.7.7. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting a claimed identity while authenticating with Facebook. This makes it …

  • Critical 9.8

    MelaPress Login Security 2.1.0 - 2.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via get_valid_user_based_on_token Function

    The Melapress Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to missing authorization within the get_valid_user_based_on_token() function in versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know…

  • High 8.3

    Authentication Bypass in LG Innotek Camera

    An authentication vulnerability exists in the LG Innotek camera model LNV5110R firmware that allows a malicious actor to upload an HTTP POST request to the devices non-volatile storage. This action may result in remote code execution that allows an attacker t…

  • Critical 9.3
    CVE-2025-34143 Scanner template EPSS 38%

    ETQ Reliance CG Authentication Bypass via Trailing Space RCE

    An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in ETQ Reliance on the CG (legacy) platform. The application allowed login as the privileged internal SYSTEM user by manipulating the username field. The SYSTEM account does not require a password, enabling attack…

  • High 8.1

    Orion Login with SMS <= 1.0.5 - Authentication Bypass via Weak OTP

    The Orion Login with SMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to the olws_handle_verify_phone() function not utilizing a strong enough OTP value, exposing the hash needed to gener…

  • High 7.3

    An issue was discovered in AlertEnterprise Guardian 4.1.14.2.2.1. One can bypass manager approval via isAddedByApprover…

  • Critical 9.8

    LoginPress Pro <= 5.0.1 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider

    The LoginPress Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticat…

  • High 8.8

    Nokri - Job Board WordPress Theme <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

    The Nokri - Job Board WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their detai…

  • Medium 5.3

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

  • High 7.1

    Authenticated admin user can connect baseband internally from one board to another without needing to re-authentication

    Nokia Single RAN AirScale baseband allows an authenticated administrative user access to all physical boards after performing a single login to the baseband system board. The baseband does not re-authenticate the user when they connect from the baseband syste…

  • 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…

  • High 8.8

    WordPress WP SmartPay plugin <= 2.7.13 - Account Takeover vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Convers Lab WP SmartPay smartpay allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects WP SmartPay: from n/a through <= 2.7.13.

  • Critical 9.8

    Simple Payment 1.3.6 - 2.3.8 - Authentication Bypass to Admin

    The Simple Payment plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 1.3.6 to 2.3.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to logging them in through the create_user() function. This makes it possible f…

  • 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…

  • High 8.8

    Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183, 14…

  • 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…

  • Critical 9.8

    An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in KCM3100 Ver1.4.2 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an a…

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2025-49125 Public exploit

    Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass for pre/post-resources

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.  When using PreResources or PostResources mounted other than at the root of the web application, it was possible to access those resources via an unexpected path. That pa…

  • Critical 9.8

    Workreap <= 3.3.1 - Authentication Bypass via 'workreap_verify_user_account'

    The Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to lo…

  • Critical 9.8

    CyberData 011209 SIP Emergency Intercom Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

    CyberData 011209 Intercom could allow an unauthenticated user access to the Web Interface through an alternate path.

  • High 8.8

    WordPress Password Policy Manager plugin <= 2.0.4 - Account Takeover vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in miniOrange Password Policy Manager password-policy-manager allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Password Policy Manager: from n/a through <= 2.0.4.

  • Critical 9.8

    WordPress PayU India plugin < 3.8.8 - Account Takeover vulnerability

    Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in PayU India PayU India payu-india allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects PayU India: from n/a through < 3.8.8.

  • Medium 4.4

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