CWE-289—Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name

Weakness Name

Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name

Description

The product performs authentication based on the name of a resource being accessed, or the name of the actor performing the access, but it does not properly check all possible names for that resource or actor.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Access Control

Impact:

Bypass Protection Mechanism

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-1390Weak Authentication