AUTHENTICATION (ATJ)

Mark can access resources or services because there is no authentication requirement, or it was mistakenly assumed authentication would be undertaken by some other system or performed in some previous action

AUTHENTICATION
J

Mark can access resources or services because there is no authentication requirement, or it was mistakenly assumed authentication would be undertaken by some other system or performed in some previous action

OWASP SCP

23,32,34

OWASP ASVS

1.4.5,4.3.1

OWASP AppSensor

CAPEC

-

SAFECODE

14,28

How to play?

For each entry point, check and test that the correct degree of authentication is required and occurs. Ensure this includes:

Access to remote systems. APIs. Non HTML content (e.g. files, images). Reporting. Any other 'internal' functionality. The key concept for this card is missing authentication. See AT Q for inconsistent authentication and AT K for changing the executing authentication code.

Mappings

OWASP ASVS (4.0): 1.4.5 ,4.3.1

Capec: 115

OWASP SCP: 23,32,34

OWASP Appsensor:

Safecode: 14,28

ASVS (4.0) Cheatsheetseries Index

ASVS V1.4 - Access Control Architectural Requirements

ASVS V4.3 - Other Access Control Considerations

No suitable mappings were found.

Attacks

SQL Injection

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

(Session) Data tampering

Privilege escalation

Social engineering attack

Replay attacks

Session Hijacking (Man-in-the-Middle)

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