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Improper Authentication

CVE-2024-6078

High
8.6/10

Summary

CVE-2024-6078 IMPACT An improper authentication vulnerability exists in the affected product, which could allow a malicious user to generate cookies for any user ID without the use of a username or password. If exploited, a malicious user could take over the account of a legitimate user. The malicious user would be able to view and modify data stored in the cloud.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
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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