CWE-294: Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
BaseIncompleteExploit Likelihood: High
A capture-replay flaw exists when the design of the product makes it possible for a malicious user to sniff network traffic and bypass authentication by replaying it to the server in question to the same effect as the original message (or with minor changes).
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Extended Description
Capture-replay attacks are common and can be difficult to defeat without cryptography. They are a subset of network injection attacks that rely on observing previously-sent valid commands, then changing them slightly if necessary and resending the same commands to the server.
Technical Details
- Structure
- Simple
Applicable To
Not Language-Specific