CWE-301
Reflection Attack in an Authentication Protocol
Medio
Draft
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
00h00 +00:00
2025-12-11
00h00 +00:00
00h00 +00:00
Notificaciones para un CWE
Manténgase informado sobre cualquier cambio en un CWE específico.
Nombre: Reflection Attack in an Authentication Protocol
Simple authentication protocols are subject to reflection attacks if a malicious user can use the target machine to impersonate a trusted user.
Informaciones generales
Modos de introducción
Architecture and Design : COMMISSION: This weakness refers to an incorrect design related to an architectural security tactic.Plataformas aplicables
Lenguaje
Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)Consecuencias comunes
| Alcance | Impacto | Probabilidad |
|---|---|---|
| Access Control | Gain Privileges or Assume Identity Note: The primary result of reflection attacks is successful authentication with a target machine -- as an impersonated user. |
Ejemplos observados
| Referencias | Descripción |
|---|---|
CVE-2005-3435 | product authentication succeeds if user-provided MD5 hash matches the hash in its database; this can be subjected to replay attacks. |
Mitigaciones potenciales
Phases : Architecture and DesignUse different keys for the initiator and responder or of a different type of challenge for the initiator and responder.
Phases : Architecture and Design
Let the initiator prove its identity before proceeding.
Notas de mapeo de vulnerabilidades
Justificación : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.Comentario : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.
Patrones de ataque relacionados
| CAPEC-ID | Nombre del patrón de ataque |
|---|---|
| CAPEC-90 | Reflection Attack in Authentication Protocol
An adversary can abuse an authentication protocol susceptible to reflection attack in order to defeat it. Doing so allows the adversary illegitimate access to the target system, without possessing the requisite credentials. Reflection attacks are of great concern to authentication protocols that rely on a challenge-handshake or similar mechanism. An adversary can impersonate a legitimate user and can gain illegitimate access to the system by successfully mounting a reflection attack during authentication. |
Notas
The term "reflection" is used in multiple ways within CWE and the community, so its usage should be reviewed.Referencias
REF-18
The CLASP Application Security ProcessSecure Software, Inc..
https://cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/TheCLASPApplicationSecurityProcess.pdf
REF-62
The Art of Software Security AssessmentMark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.
Envío
| Nombre | Organización | Fecha | Fecha de lanzamiento | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASP | Draft 3 |
Modificaciones
| Nombre | Organización | Fecha | Comentario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Dalci | Cigital | updated Time_of_Introduction | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Common_Consequences, Description, Maintenance_Notes, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Common_Consequences | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Observed_Examples, References, Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Applicable_Platforms, Demonstrative_Examples, Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated References, Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Description, Other_Notes | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Type | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Mapping_Notes | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Weakness_Ordinalities |
