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CWE-603: Use of Client-Side Authentication

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A client/server product performs authentication within client code but not in server code, allowing server-side authentication to be bypassed via a modified client that omits the authentication check.

How to prevent it (1 mitigation)

  1. Architecture and Design

    Do not rely on client side data. Always perform server side authentication.

Source: MITRE CWE-603

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    CVE-2022-3218 Public exploit EPSS 74%

    Necta WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) client-side authentication bypass

    Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's authentication mechanism is trivially bypassed, which can result in remote code execution.

    Necta WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server)