CWE-301 Reflection Attack in an Authentication Protocol

base

Simple authentication protocols are subject to reflection attacks if a malicious user can use the target machine to impersonate a trusted user.

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parent weaknesses

Broader classes this is a kind of.

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vulnerabilities (2)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2019-9497UShigh8.1—
The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server and wpa_supplicant EAP Peer do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit. This vulnerability may allow an at…
CVE-2022-1579UShigh7.5—
The function check_is_login_page() uses headers for the IP check, which can be easily spoofed.
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attack patterns (1)

CAPEC attack patterns that exploit this.

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source

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