CWE-424 — Improper Protection of Alternate Path
CWE-424: Improper Protection of Alternate Path
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Class |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.
Common consequences
- Access Control: Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Mitigations
Architecture and Design — Deploy different layers of protection to implement security in depth.
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/424.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html