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Improper Authentication

CVE-2023-35794

High
8.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Cassia Access Controller 2.1.1.2303271039. The Web SSH terminal endpoint (spawned console) can be accessed without authentication. Specifically, there is no session cookie validation on the Access Controller; instead, there is only Basic Authentication to the SSH console.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published