CWE-941—Incorrectly Specified Destination in a Communication Channel

Weakness Name

Incorrectly Specified Destination in a Communication Channel

Description

The product creates a communication channel to initiate an outgoing request to an actor, but it does not correctly specify the intended destination for that actor.

Attackers at the destination may be able to spoof trusted servers to steal data or cause a denial of service. There are at least two distinct weaknesses that can cause the product to communicate with an unintended destination:

Common Consequences

Scope:

Access Control, Other

Impact:

Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Context, Bypass Protection Mechanism

Notes:

An attacker can access any functionality that is inadvertently accessible to the source.

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-406Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification)
• CWE-923Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints