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ID

CWE CATEGORY: SFP Primary Cluster: Authentication

Category ID: 898
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
+ Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Authentication cluster (SFP29, SFP30, SFP31, SFP32, SFP33, SFP34).
+ Membership
Nature Type ID Name
MemberOf ViewView - a subset of CWE entries that provides a way of examining CWE content. The two main view structures are Slices (flat lists) and Graphs (containing relationships between entries). 888 Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 947 SFP Secondary Cluster: Authentication Bypass
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 948 SFP Secondary Cluster: Digital Certificate
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 949 SFP Secondary Cluster: Faulty Endpoint Authentication
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 950 SFP Secondary Cluster: Hardcoded Sensitive Data
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 951 SFP Secondary Cluster: Insecure Authentication Policy
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 952 SFP Secondary Cluster: Missing Authentication
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 953 SFP Secondary Cluster: Missing Endpoint Authentication
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 954 SFP Secondary Cluster: Multiple Binds to the Same Port
HasMember CategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 955 SFP Secondary Cluster: Unrestricted Authentication
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)

Reason: Category

Rationale:

This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.

Comments:

See member weaknesses of this category.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2012-03-22
(CWE 2.2, 2012-05-14) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2013-07-17 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Relationships
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Name, Relationships
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
+ Previous Entry Names
Change Date Previous Entry Name
2014-07-31 SFP Cluster: Authentication
Page Last Updated: November 19, 2024
 

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