Authentication mechanism absence or evasion
Description
The system lacks an authentication mechanism or has one that can be bypassed. Therefore, an attacker can access resources that should be protected without having an active session.
Impact
Bypass the login mechanism a nd get unauthorized access to the application
Recommendation
Each critical functionality resource for the organization must have a strong authentication process and it needs to be assured that each user trying to access has an initialized session.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: L
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: L
- Integrity: N
- Availability: N
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: X
- Remediation level: X
- Report confidence: X
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
- Score:
- Base: 5.3
- Temporal: 5.3
- Severity:
- Base: Medium
- Temporal: Medium
Requirements
- 227.Display access notification
- 228.Authenticate using standard protocols
- 229.Request access credentials
- 231.Implement a biometric verification component
- 235.Define credential interface
- 264.Request authentication
- 319.Make authentication options equally secure
Fixes
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