COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATIONIncomplete

CWE-924

Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel

The product establishes a communication channel with an endpoint and receives a message from that endpoint, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the message was not modified during transmission.

Soyutlama

Base

Yapı

Simple

Sömürü İhtimali

Medium

Problemi anla

Problem nedir?

The product establishes a communication channel with an endpoint and receives a message from that endpoint, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the message was not modified during transmission.

Genişletilmiş açıklama

Attackers might be able to modify the message and spoof the endpoint by interfering with the data as it crosses the network or by redirecting the connection to a system under their control.

Kök neden

Problem nasıl ve ne zaman oluşur?

Yaşam döngüsü evresi

Architecture and Design

REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.

Risk

Başarılı sömürü neye yol açar?

Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Etkilenen güvenlik alanları: Integrity, Confidentiality

If an attackers can spoof the endpoint, the attacker gains all the privileges that were intended for the original endpoint.

Savunma

Nasıl önlenir ve çözülür?

  • Follow secure coding guidelines for input handling and boundary checking.
  • Enforce strict security reviews and automated static analysis (SAST) checks.