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CWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-305

CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Base
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

Common consequences

  • Access Control: Bypass Protection Mechanism

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/305.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html