Client Controlled Authentication Status Manipulation
Also Known As:
Authentication Bypass via Parameter Tampering
Vector Type:
Attack
Relevance:
Generic
Layer:
Application-Level
Platforms:
Any
Target Type:
Application
Affected Mechanisms:
Secure Design
Invented In:
01/02/2000
Added In:
25/12/2014
Vector Operation Method:
Attackers can bypass the authentication enforcement mechanism by manipulating client-originating authentication status variables that the application relies on to determine the authentication status
