CWE-603 - Use of Client-Side Authentication
CWE-603
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Use of Client-Side Authentication
- Description
A client/server product performs authentication within client code but not in server code, allowing server-side authentication to be bypassed via a modified client that omits the authentication check.
Client-side authentication is extremely weak and may be breached easily. Any attacker may read the source code and reverse-engineer the authentication mechanism to access parts of the application which would otherwise be protected.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Access Control
Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2007-05-07
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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