CWE-293 Using Referer Field for Authentication

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The referer field in HTTP requests can be easily modified and, as such, is not a valid means of message integrity checking.

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CVE-2023-20025UScritical9.8Exploit
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass auth…
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