Category: SFP Secondary Cluster: Missing Authentication
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Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Missing Authentication cluster.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-306 | Missing Authentication for Critical Function | The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. |
| CWE-620 | Unverified Password Change | When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication. |
| CWE-888 | Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters | CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs). |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comment:
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