Improper Authentication
CWE-287
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
We track 1,836 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.7. 52 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- Architecture and Design: Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.
Latest Improper Authentication vulnerabilities
- 9.8 Critical severity
Ultimate Multisite – WordPress Multisite SaaS…: Improper Authentication
The Ultimate Multisite – WordPress Multisite SaaS & WaaS Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.0 via the `checkout_form` parameter of the `login_customer_after_checkout` function. This i
- 7.6 High severity
MISP: Improper Authentication
MISP contains a vulnerability in its one-time password (OTP) authentication flow that allows replay of a consumed HOTP (paper) token and rewinding of the token counter. The HOTP verification logic compared the submitted token against a counter value that was c
- 7.3 High severity
Supermarket: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was identified in ZongXR Supermarket 1.0.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function OrderController.addOrder of the file order/src/main/java/com/supermarket/order/controller/OrderController.java of the component save Endpoint. Such man
- 7.5 High severity
Email Protection Gateway: Improper Authentication
An identity-verification weakness in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway allowed the gateway to act on the Kiteworks platform on behalf of a user it had not authenticated, and to provision a platform account for an identity it did not already know. A remote, un
- 9.1 Critical severity
Email Protection Gateway: Improper Authentication
Improper authentication in a Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway administrative service. An administrative service in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway did not consistently enforce administrator authentication, so the required password check could be bypassed.
- 9.8 Critical severity
Apache WSS4J: Improper Authentication
An authentication bypass in the DOM security processor in Apache WSS4J allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge authenticated SOAP messages via a crafted unsigned SAML sender-vouches assertion containing an attacker-controlled key. Users are recommende
- 8.1 High severity
Instant ON: Improper Authentication
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the API endpoint of HPE Networking Instant ON could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass network access controls if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation
- 9.6 Critical severity
Instant ON: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability has been identified in a management protocol of HPE Networking Instant ON APs that could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could result in a complete bypass of sec
- 7.5 High severity
Joomla! CMS: Improper Authentication
Joomla! Core - [20260914] - Core - MFA Authentication Bypass through rememberme cookies in Joomla 4.0.0-5.4.8, 6.0.0-6.1.3 - The premature issuance of an rememberme cookie leads to a MFA bypass vulnerability.
- 7.3 High severity
Rebuild: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was identified in Rebuild up to 4.4.7/4.5.0-beta5. This affects an unknown part of the file /user/login of the component Login Endpoint. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The expl
- 7.3 High severity
SurfSense: Improper Authentication
A weakness has been identified in MODSetter SurfSense up to 2.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file surfsense_backend/app/routes/circleback_webhook_route.py of the component circleback Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to missi
- 7.3 High severity
OpenDMARC: Improper Authentication
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes impro
- 7.3 High severity
OpenDMARC: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was detected in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected is the function opendmarc_policy_query_dmarc of the component Multi-Record Set Handler. The manipulation results in authentication bypass by spoofing. The attack can be exec
- 10.0 Critical severity
NR289-GE: Improper Authentication
A flaw has been found in Netcore NR289-GE 1.4.5102. This impacts the function process_request of the component boa_temp Handler. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published
- 8.3 High severity
NR289-GE: Improper Authentication
A security flaw has been discovered in Netcore NR289-GE 1.4.5102. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /bin/boa of the component CGI Dispatcher. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack may be initiated remotely. The expl
- 10.0 Critical severity
T8108: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was identified in Seetong T8108, T8108P, T8116 and T8232 4.6.1.4-build202604241011. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Debug Service. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack may be launched remot
- 8.8 High severity
Sylius: Improper Authentication
Sylius versions before 1.12.25, 1.13.17, 1.14.20, 2.1.16, and 2.2.9 fail to include firewall identification in JWT tokens issued by separate Admin and Shop API endpoints. Attackers can register a shop customer account using an administrator's email address and
- 8.3 High severity
wolfSSL: Improper Authentication
When using RPK (Raw Public Key), the client side of a TLS 1.2, 1.3 and DTLS 1.2 connection could accept an unsolicited server_cert_type=RawPublicKey which allowed a malicious or misbehaving server to bypass authentication. RPK is off by default and only enable
- 7.3 High severity
Coolify: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was found in coollabsio Coolify up to 4.1.0. This affects the function Github::redirect of the file /webhooks/source/github/redirect of the component GitHub App Setup Handler. The manipulation of the argument state results in missing authentica
- 9.8 Critical severity
miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS…: Improper Authentication
The miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via the mo_wp_login_intent parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.5. This is due to a missing password-intent guard in the ski
- 7.5 High severity
froxlor: Improper Authentication
Froxlor through 2.3.10 stores only a numeric user ID in remembered-2FA tokens (panel_2fa_tokens) without recording the account namespace, and the remembered-token lookup during login is not constrained to the customer or administrator account type. Because cus
- 8.1 High severity
server: Improper Authentication
Budibase versions 3.41.0 before 3.45.0 contain an authentication bypass in the OIDC/SSO login path of @budibase/server. In sso.authenticate, when no existing user matches the incoming SSO subject, the server looks up pending user invites by the IdP-asserted em
- 7.7 High severity
Flowise: Improper Authentication
Flowise through 3.1.4 resolves SSO and local-password users solely by email without storing provider or subject identifier bindings, allowing attackers to authenticate as any existing user by claiming their email at any configured SSO provider. Attackers can g
- 7.7 High severity
Flowise: Improper Authentication
Flowise through 3.1.4 (Enterprise/platform mode with SSO enabled) contains an authentication bypass in the SSO login path. When an SSO callback arrives with an email matching a user whose status is INVITED, verifyAndLogin (SSOBase.ts:80-94) copies the user rec
- 9.1 Critical severity
X-SpringBoot: Improper Authentication
X-SpringBoot through 6.0 returns login verification codes in HTTP responses from unauthenticated endpoints GET /sys/mobile/code and GET /sys/email/code without sending them to account owners. Attackers can request codes using known mobile numbers or email addr
- 9.1 Critical severity
zammad: Improper Authentication
Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, when the "Automatic account link on initial logon" setting is enabled, Zammad binds an incoming third-party (SSO) identity to an existing local account by matching the email ad
- 7.1 High severity
zammad: Improper Authentication
Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.0.2, summary In Zammad's inbound PGP email processing, the return value of the gpg verification call was silently discarded. Regardless of whether gpg reported a valid, invalid, or
- 7.3 High severity
StarTraining: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was identified in zhistaredu StarTraining up to 3.8.1. Impacted is the function anonymous of the file /druid/index.html of the component Druid Console. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. The attack may be performed from remote.
- 8.1 High severity
Rugged Control Center (RCC): Improper Authentication
Dell Rugged Control Center (RCC), versions prior to 5.2.206, contain an Improper Authorization vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
- 8.2 High severity
zitadel: Improper Authentication
ZITADEL is an open source identity management platform. From 4.0.0 until 4.16.1, ZITADEL Login V2 creates a browser session after password verification and can reuse that session for a later authentication request without verifying a user's enrolled TOTP, OTP,
- 7.4 High severity
social-core: Improper Authentication
Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, the `vk-app` backend accepted VK application callback data without verifying the callback signature when the `auth_key` parameter was omitted. Applications using this
- 7.3 High severity
Anagnorisis: Improper Authentication
A vulnerability was found in volotat Anagnorisis up to 0.3.1/0.4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file app.py of the component Socket.IO Connect Interface. The manipulation results in missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotel
- 7.4 High severity
authentik: Improper Authentication
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, an authentik SAML Source verifies an assertion's signature and validity period but does not ensure that the identity provider issued the assertion for that Source or in r
- 8.9 High severity
authentik: Improper Authentication
authentik is an open-source identity provider. Prior to 2026.2.7, 2026.5.7, and 2026.8.2, authentik email authenticator enrollment during an authentication or enrollment flow accepts a recipient address supplied in the setup request instead of using the addres
- 7.5 High severity
door access control: Improper Authentication
The door access control on a Norwegian Cruise Line asset grants entry based only on the credential's static 7-byte UID stored on an NTAG212 NFC chip. A UID is a manufacturer serial number sent in the clear on every read and is not intended to be secret or to a
- 8.1 High severity
phpMyFAQ: Improper Authentication
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 3.2.0 through 4.1.5 contain an authentication bypass in its public two-factor authentication verification flow: an unauthenticated attacker can submit an account’s numeric user ID and a valid or brute-fo
- 8.1 High severity
EthPress – Web3 Login: Improper Authentication
The EthPress – Web3 Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This is due to the verify_login() function in app/Login.php containing a missing return statement in the signature verification f
- 7.5 High severity
AuthPoint Authentication Gateway: Improper Authentication
A missing/improper authentication vulnerability in the WatchGuard AuthPoint Gateway's LDAP Sync first-factor authentication allows a remote attacker to bypass single-factor password verification under non-default operating conditions. Additional authentication
- 9.8 Critical severity
Apache Tomcat: Improper Authentication
CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M14 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.22 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.92 through 9.0.121. Use
- 7.3 High severity
Apache Tomcat: Improper Authentication
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. When Jakarta Authentication was configured with SimpleAuthConfigProvider as the default provider and multiple web application used that provider, the realm for the first web application to authenticate a