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CWE-301: Reflection Attack in an Authentication Protocol

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Simple authentication protocols are subject to reflection attacks if a malicious user can use the target machine to impersonate a trusted user.

What the weakness is: CWE-301 at MITRE. All weaknesses

Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 1
  • CAPEC-90 Reflection Attack in Authentication Protocol Likelihood: High · Severity: High

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-301, as MITRE names them. Credits.

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