Weakness (CWE)
CWE-424: Improper Protection of Alternate Path
The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.
How to prevent it (1 mitigation)
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Architecture and Design
Deploy different layers of protection to implement security in depth.
Source: MITRE CWE-424
49 results · Feed
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Critical 9.2
Docker Desktop WSL2 AF_VSOCK isolation bypass via 32-bit socketcall
In Docker Desktop for Windows with the WSL2 backend, an unprivileged Linux container can use 32-bit socketcall to bypass the default seccomp restriction on AF_VSOCK. This can expose host-facing services and Windows files accessible to the logged-in user. The …
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Low 3.7
Wasmtime 46.0.0 before 48.0.7 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.4 Forwarded Trailers Header Filter Bypass
Wasmtime 46.0.0 before 48.0.7 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.4 fails to check forwarded trailers against the WasiHttpHooks::is_forbidden_header hook in wasi-http p3. WASIp3 guests can forward a request or response body so its trailers skip embedder-customized forbidd…
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Medium 5.0
OpenStack Ironic before 39.0.1 sometimes allows a user to change the maintenance setting on a node via PATCH to /v1/nod…
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Medium 6.5
Grav Flex Objects 1.4.0 before 1.4.17 Authorization Bypass via Pages API Routes
Grav Flex Objects plugin 1.4.0 before 1.4.17 contains an authorization bypass because its generic /api/v1/flex-objects/pages API routes check only directory-level admin.pages permissions, without enforcing the Pages API's api.pages.read/write permissions or p…
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Critical 9.8
Improper Protection of Alternate Path in Splunk SOAR
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, Cisco has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. …
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High 7.1
Renovate before 44.60.1 HTTP Header Allowlist Bypass via Shared Presets
Renovate before 44.60.1 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability that allows repository users to evade the allowedHeaders restriction by placing hostRules headers inside shared presets. Attackers can supply internal or externally sourced presets with unvali…
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Medium 5.5
Windows AppX Deployment Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper protection of alternate path in Windows AppX Deployment Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
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High 7.7
Missing authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 request handling
Missing authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 request handling could have allowed an authenticated user to read limited query metadata (AWS account identifiers and SQL statement text) from other AWS accounts. Query results, credentials, and A…
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Medium 6.5
Arbitrary file read via the convert_playwright_script prompt in mcp-k6
A caller who can invoke the convert_playwright_script prompt in mcp-k6 can pass a bare file path as the playwright_script argument and receive the contents of any file readable by the user running the server, including SSH keys and cloud credentials in that u…
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Low 3.1
copyparty SFTP Volume Restriction Bypass via mkdir/rmdir/chattr Handlers
copyparty contains a volume restriction bypass vulnerability in its SFTP front end that allows authenticated SFTP users to create, remove, and truncate arbitrary paths outside permitted volume boundaries by exploiting three handlers that bypass the xvol volfl…
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High 8.1
CrewAI before fb2323b offers a Python blocklist approach that operates at the wrong level of abstraction, a different v…
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High 8.2
AshLua read operation aggregate bypasses the exposed-field allow-list, exposing private attributes
Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in ash-project ash_lua allows a user-supplied Lua script to read attributes that are not on the exposed-field allow-list. AshLua exposes Ash resources to Lua scripts, gated by a manifest declaring which fiel…
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Medium 6.3
ash_authentication_oauth2_server aliases every protocol endpoint under /.well-known, bypassing path-scoped controls
Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in ash-project ash_authentication_oauth2_server exposes the state-changing OAuth endpoints under an unintended URL prefix, bypassing controls scoped to the canonical prefix. oauth2_server_protocol_routes/1 i…
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High 8.2
PCRE2 before 10.48 allows a pcre2_dfa_match out-of-bounds write because reuse of a cached workspace block, in a recursi…
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Medium 6.5
Release attachment extension allowlist bypass via web release edit form (variant of CVE-2025-68939)
Release attachment extension allowlist bypass via web release edit form (variant of CVE-2025-68939)
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Medium 6.9
Apache Tika: unpack endpoint in tika-server allows configuration with unsecureFeatures=false
Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in Apache Tika. This issue affects Apache Tika: from 4.0.0-alpha-1 before 4.0.0-beta-1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.0-beta-1, which fixes the issue.
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High 8.2
In OpenStack Ironic before 37.0.1, an Ironic user with the ability to deploy nodes using the IPMI management interface …
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Medium 4.4
Prisma Access Agent: Local Authenticated VPN Enforcement Bypass on Linux
A security control bypass vulnerability in Prisma Access Agent for Linux allows a local attacker to route network traffic outside the VPN tunnel. This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.
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High 7.3
Prisma Browser: Improperly Restricted Automation Bridge Allows Security Bypass
An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge. This allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage an exposed communication c…
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Medium 5.7
Improper protection of an alternate path in Ivanti N-ITSM before version 2025.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker …
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Medium 5.5
AWS API MCP File Access Restriction Bypass
Improper Protection of Alternate Path exists in the no-access and workdir feature of the AWS API MCP Server versions >= 0.2.14 and < 1.3.9 on all platforms may allow the bypass of intended file access restriction and expose arbitrary local file contents in th…
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High 8.2
Gitea allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions
Gitea before 1.23.0 allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions by editing an attachment name via an attachment API.
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Low 1.1
Prisma Browser: Insufficient Policy Enforcement Vulnerability in Prisma Browser
An insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to bypass the screenshot control feature of the browser. Browser self-protection should be enabled to mitigate this…
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Medium 4.3
Improper Protection of Alternate Path (CWE-424) in the AppSuite of desknet's NEO V4.0R1.0 to V9.0R2.0 allows an attacke…
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High 7.1
Privilege Management for Windows - Elevation of Privilege
Prior to 25.4.270.0, when wmic.exe is elevated with a full admin token the user can stop the Defendpoint service, bypassing anti-tamper protections. Once the service is disabled, the malicious user can add themselves to Administrators group and run any proces…
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Medium 6.4
Arris VIP1113 devices through 2025-05-30 with KreaTV SDK allow file overwrite via TFTP because a remote filename with a…
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Medium 6.7
Arris VIP1113 devices through 2025-05-30 with KreaTV SDK allow booting an arbitrary image via a crafted /usr/bin/gunzip…
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Critical 9.0
Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the …
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Critical 10.0
vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers'…
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Medium 4.9
CodiMD through 2.2.0 has a CSP-based protection mechanism against XSS through uploaded JavaScript content, but it can b…
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Medium 4.9
CodiMD through 2.5.4 has a CSP-based protection mechanism against XSS through uploaded SVG documents containing JavaScr…
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Critical 9.0
yiisoft/yii2 Mishandles the Attaching of Behavior Defined by a `__class` Array Key
Yii 2 before 2.0.52 mishandles the attaching of behavior that is defined by an __class array key, a CVE-2024-4990 regression, as exploited in the wild in February through April 2025.
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Medium 5.3
Cortex XDR Broker VM: Unauthorized Access to Broker VM Docker Containers
A problem with the network isolation mechanism of the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM allows attackers unauthorized access to Docker containers from the host network used by Broker VM. This may allow access to read files sent for analysis and logs tra…
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High 8.7
Container Escape Vulnerability in TR7's Application Security Platform (ASP)
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in TR7 Application Security Platform (ASP) allows Privilege Escalation, -Privilege Abuse. This issue affects Application Security Platform (ASP): v1.4.25.188.
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High 8.5
A vulnerability has been identified in HiMed Cockpit 12 pro (J31032-K2017-H259) (All versions >= V11.5.1 < V11.6.2), Hi…
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Medium 6.5
Improper Protection of Alternate Path in GitLab
An issue was discovered with pipeline execution policies in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which allows authenticated users to bypass variable overwrite protection via inclusion of a CI/CD template.
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Medium 5.3
Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) <= 5.6.3 - Form Submission Admin Email Bypass
The Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Form Submission Admin Email Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.3. This is due to the plugin not pro…
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High 7.4
In KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) it is possible to exit this software and use other already opened ap…
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High 8.4
KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then b…
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Medium 6.7
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine could allow an authenticated, r…