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CWE-424: Improper Protection of Alternate Path

 
Improper Protection of Alternate Path
Weakness ID: 424 (Weakness Class)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.
+ Time of Introduction
  • Architecture and Design
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

All

+ Common Consequences
ScopeEffect
Access Control

Technical Impact: Bypass protection mechanism; Gain privileges / assume identity

+ Potential Mitigations

Phase: Architecture and Design

Deploy different layers of protection to implement security in depth.

+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfCategoryCategory417Channel and Path Errors
Development Concepts (primary)699
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class638Not Using Complete Mediation
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class693Protection Mechanism Failure
Research Concepts1000
ChildOfCategoryCategory899SFP Cluster: Access Control
Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters (primary)888
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base425Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')
Development Concepts699
Research Concepts1000
+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVERAlternate Path Errors
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2009-10-29CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Other_Notes
2010-12-13CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Name
2011-06-01CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Common_Consequences
2011-06-27CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships
2012-10-30CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Potential_Mitigations
Previous Entry Names
Change DatePrevious Entry Name
2008-04-11Alternate Path Errors
2010-12-13Failure to Protect Alternate Path
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