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CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

 
Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
Weakness ID: 305 (Weakness Base)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

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.
+ Time of Introduction
  • Architecture and Design
  • Implementation
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

All

+ Observed Examples
ReferenceDescription
CVE-2002-1374The provided password is only compared against the first character of the real password.
CVE-2000-0979The password is not properly checked, which allows remote attackers to bypass access controls by sending a 1-byte password that matches the first character of the real password.
CVE-2001-0088
+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class592Authentication Bypass Issues
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
+ Relationship Notes

Most "authentication bypass" errors are resultant, not primary.

+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVERAuthentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Time of Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Relationship Notes, Taxonomy Mappings
2008-11-24CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Observed Examples
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