Insecure authentication method - Basic

Description

The server uses Basic authentication over an insecure channel.

Impact

Gather base 64 coded credentials.

Recommendation

Use stronger authentication mechanisms like Bearer and OAuth.

Threat

Unauthorized attacker from adjacent network performing a Sniffing attack.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ 120 minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

• Attack vector: A
• Attack complexity: L
• Privileges required: N
• User interaction: N
• Scope: U
• Confidentiality: L
• Integrity: N
• Availability: N

Temporal

• Exploit code madurity: P
• Remediation level: O
• Report confidence: C

Result

• Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
• Score:
  • Base: 4.3
  • Temporal: 3.9
• Severity:
  • Base: Medium
  • Temporal: Low

Requirements

• 030.Avoid object reutilization
• 228.Authenticate using standard protocols
• 319.Make authentication options equally secure

Fixes

• Scala
• C-Sharp
• TypeScript
• Swift
• Python
• Java
• Ruby
• Elixir
• PHP
• Go
• Azure

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