The product uses a primary channel for administration or restricted functionality, but it does not properly protect the channel.
View on MITREDo not expose administrative functionnality on the user UI.
Protect the administrative/restricted functionality with a strong authentication mechanism.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
No examples or observed CVEs available for this CWE.
No relationship information available for this CWE.
CWE-419: Unprotected Primary Channel is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product uses a primary channel for administration or restricted functionality, but it does not properly protect the channel.
If exploited, CWE-419 (Unprotected Primary Channel) it can compromise Access Control, leading to outcomes such as Gain Privileges or Assume Identity and Bypass Protection Mechanism.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-419 include: Do not expose administrative functionnality on the user UI. Protect the administrative/restricted functionality with a strong authentication mechanism.
CWE-419 commonly affects Not Language-Specific. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-419 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.