CWE•Base•Incomplete•4 recent CVEs
CWE-924Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel
Description
The product establishes a communication channel with an endpoint and receives a message from that endpoint, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the message was not modified during transmission.
Attackers might be able to modify the message and spoof the endpoint by interfering with the data as it crosses the network or by redirecting the connection to a system under their control.
Common consequences
- Integrity,Confidentiality→Gain Privileges or Assume IdentityIf an attackers can spoof the endpoint, the attacker gains all the privileges that were intended for the original endpoint.