COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATIONDraft

CWE-603

Use of Client-Side Authentication

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.

Soyutlama

Base

Yapı

Simple

Sömürü İhtimali

Medium

Problemi anla

Problem nedir?

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.

Genişletilmiş açıklama

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.

Kök neden

Problem nasıl ve ne zaman oluşur?

Yaşam döngüsü evresi

Architecture and Design

COMMISSION: This weakness refers to an incorrect design related to an architectural security tactic.

Yaşam döngüsü evresi

Implementation

Risk

Başarılı sömürü neye yol açar?

Bypass Protection MechanismGain Privileges or Assume Identity

Etkilenen güvenlik alanları: Access Control

Savunma

Nasıl önlenir ve çözülür?

Architecture and Design

Mimari ve tasarım yaklaşımı

Detay
Do not rely on client side data. Always perform server side authentication.