CAPEC-115

Authentication Bypass
MEDIUM
Draft
2014-06-23 00:00 +00:00
2022-02-22 00:00 +00:00

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Description

An attacker gains access to application, service, or device with the privileges of an authorized or privileged user by evading or circumventing an authentication mechanism. The attacker is therefore able to access protected data without authentication ever having taken place.

Informations

Prerequisites

An authentication mechanism or subsystem implementing some form of authentication such as passwords, digest authentication, security certificates, etc.

Resources Required

A client application, such as a web browser, or a scripting language capable of interacting with the target.

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References

REF-598

OWASP Web Security Testing Guide
https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/04-Authentication_Testing/04-Testing_for_Bypassing_Authentication_Schema.html

Submission

Name Organization Date Date Release
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2014-06-23 +00:00

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2015-11-09 +00:00 Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2017-08-04 +00:00 Updated Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2020-12-17 +00:00 Updated References
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2021-06-24 +00:00 Updated Taxonomy_Mappings
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2022-02-22 +00:00 Updated Description, Extended_Description
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