Category: SFP Secondary Cluster: Missing Authentication
Incomplete
Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Missing Authentication cluster.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-306 | Missing Authentication for Critical Function | This vulnerability occurs when a software feature that performs a sensitive action or uses significant system resources does not verify the user's identity before executing. Attackers can exploit this to trigger critical functions without any credentials. |
| CWE-620 | Unverified Password Change | This vulnerability occurs when an application allows a user to set a new password without first verifying their identity through the old password or a secure secondary authentication method. |
| CWE-888 | Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters | CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs). |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comment:
See member weaknesses of this category.