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CWE-425 - Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

CWE-425

  • Abstraction:
  • Base
  • Structure:
  • Simple
  • Status:
  • Incomplete
Weakness Name

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

Description

The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files.

Web applications susceptible to direct request attacks often make the false assumption that such resources can only be reached through a given navigation path and so only apply authorization at certain points in the path.

Common Consequences

Scope: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Access Control

Impact: Read Application Data, Modify Application Data, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Related Weaknesses
  • Release Date:
  • 2006-07-19
  • Latest Modification Date:
  • 2023-06-29

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