Use of Password System for Primary Authentication
CWE-309
The use of password systems as the primary means of authentication may be subject to several flaws or shortcomings, each reducing the effectiveness of the mechanism.
We track 1 vulnerability of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.8.
How this weakness is prevented
- Architecture and Design: Use a zero-knowledge password protocol, such as SRP.
- Architecture and Design: Ensure that passwords are stored safely and are not reversible.
- Architecture and Design: Implement password aging functionality that requires passwords be changed after a certain point.
- Architecture and Design: Use a mechanism for determining the strength of a password and notify the user of weak password use.
- Architecture and Design: Inform the user of why password protections are in place, how they work to protect data integrity, and why it is important to heed their warnings.
Latest Use of Password System for Primary Authentication vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
OpenCost provides cost monitoring for Kubernetes workloads and cloud costs.
OpenCost provides cost monitoring for Kubernetes workloads and cloud costs. Prior to 1.121.0, the POST /serviceKey endpoint in pkg/costmodel/router.go allows a network client to invoke AddServiceKey without mandatory authentication and submit an arbitrary key