CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
- Abstraction:Base
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Draft
- Release Date:2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:2023-06-29
Weakness Name
Improper Certificate Validation
Description
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The product might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the product might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
Common Consequences
Scope: Integrity, Authentication
Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
