CWE-863
Allowed-with-ReviewIncorrect Authorization
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
7172 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2GJQ-2933-HPJG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-13 06:30 – Updated: 2025-03-13 06:30An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.5 prior to 17.7.7, 17.8 prior to 17.8.5, and 17.9 prior to 17.9.2 which allowed a user with a custom permission to approve pending membership requests beyond the maximum number of allowed users.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7296"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-13T06:15:35Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.5 prior to 17.7.7, 17.8 prior to 17.8.5, and 17.9 prior to 17.9.2 which allowed a user with a custom permission to approve pending membership requests beyond the maximum number of allowed users.",
"id": "GHSA-2gjq-2933-hpjg",
"modified": "2025-03-13T06:30:35Z",
"published": "2025-03-13T06:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7296"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/2602274"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/475056"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2GP6-V2J8-WM92
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-11 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:24A incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-40682"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-11T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.",
"id": "GHSA-2gp6-v2j8-wm92",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:24:23Z",
"published": "2023-04-11T18:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40682"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-336"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2GR2-XJJ5-Q4FF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:42 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:42Dell EMC Avamar Server, versions 19.3 and 19.4 contain an Improper Authorization vulnerability in the web UI. A remote low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to gain unauthorized read or modification access to other users' backup data.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-21511"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-15T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Dell EMC Avamar Server, versions 19.3 and 19.4 contain an Improper Authorization vulnerability in the web UI. A remote low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, to gain unauthorized read or modification access to other users\u0027 backup data.",
"id": "GHSA-2gr2-xjj5-q4ff",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:42:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:42:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21511"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000182926/dsa-2021-033-dell-emc-avamar-server-improper-authorization-vulnerability"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2GVW-W6FJ-7M3C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-15 20:20 – Updated: 2024-04-15 21:37Impact
I can convince the UI to let me do things with an invalid Application.
1. Admin gives me p, michael, applications, *, demo/*, allow, where demo can just deploy to the demo namespace
2. Admin gives me AppProject dev which reconciles from ns dev-apps
3. Admin gives me p, michael, applications, sync, dev/*, allow, i.e. no updating via the UI allowed, gitops-only
4. I create an Application called pwn in dev-apps with project dev and sync the app with sources from git
5. I change the Application’s project to demo via kubectl or gitops (whichever mechanism my admins have given me, because it should be safe)
6. I use the UI to edit the resource which should only be mutable via gitops
Patches
A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions:
v2.10.7 v2.9.12 v2.8.16
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
Open an issue in the Argo CD issue tracker or discussions Join us on Slack in channel #argo-cd
Credits
This vulnerability was found & reported by @crenshaw-dev (Michael Crenshaw)
The Argo team would like to thank these contributors for their responsible disclosure and constructive communications during the resolve of this issue
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"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2"
},
"ranges": [
{
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{
"introduced": "2.4.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.8.16"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
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"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2"
},
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{
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],
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}
]
},
{
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"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2"
},
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{
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"introduced": "2.10.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.10.7"
}
],
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}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31990"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-15T20:20:50Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-15T20:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Impact\n\nI can convince the UI to let me do things with an invalid Application.\n1. Admin gives me `p, michael, applications, *, demo/*, allow`, where `demo` can just deploy to the `demo` namespace\n2. Admin gives me AppProject `dev` which reconciles from ns `dev-apps`\n3. Admin gives me `p, michael, applications, sync, dev/*, allow`, i.e. no updating via the UI allowed, gitops-only\n4. I create an Application called `pwn` in `dev-apps` with project dev and sync the app with sources from git\n5. I change the Application\u2019s project to demo via kubectl or gitops (whichever mechanism my admins have given me, because it should be safe)\n6. I use the UI to edit the resource which should only be mutable via gitops\n\n### Patches\nA patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions:\n\nv2.10.7 \nv2.9.12 \nv2.8.16\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\nOpen an issue in [the Argo CD issue tracker](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues) or [discussions](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/discussions)\nJoin us on [Slack](https://argoproj.github.io/community/join-slack) in channel #argo-cd\n\n### Credits\nThis vulnerability was found \u0026 reported by @crenshaw-dev (Michael Crenshaw)\n\nThe Argo team would like to thank these contributors for their responsible disclosure and constructive communications during the resolve of this issue\n",
"id": "GHSA-2gvw-w6fj-7m3c",
"modified": "2024-04-15T21:37:22Z",
"published": "2024-04-15T20:20:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-2gvw-w6fj-7m3c"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31990"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/c514105af739eebedb9dbe89d8a6dd8dfc30bb2c"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/c5a252c4cc260e240e2074794aedb861d07e9ca5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/e0ff56d89fbd7d066e9c862b30337f6520f13f17"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Argo CD\u0027s API server does not enforce project sourceNamespaces"
}
GHSA-2GWC-3C7P-CJFQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-02 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:29Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Mobatime web application allows Privilege Escalation, Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Mobatime web application: through 06.7.22.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-3033"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-02T13:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Mobatime web application allows Privilege Escalation, Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Mobatime web application: through 06.7.22.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-2gwc-3c7p-cjfq",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:29:01Z",
"published": "2023-06-02T15:30:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3033"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://borelenzo.github.io/stuff/2023/06/01/cve-2023-3033.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2H2X-8HH2-MFQ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-11 21:31 – Updated: 2024-10-30 18:50NATS.io NATS Server before 2.8.2 and Streaming Server before 0.24.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to enforce negative user permissions in one scenario. By using a queue subscription on the wildcard, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow denied subjects.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.8.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-server"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.24.6"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-29946"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-07-12T14:01:30Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-11T21:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "NATS.io NATS Server before 2.8.2 and Streaming Server before 0.24.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to enforce negative user permissions in one scenario. By using a queue subscription on the wildcard, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow denied subjects.",
"id": "GHSA-2h2x-8hh2-mfq8",
"modified": "2024-10-30T18:50:03Z",
"published": "2024-07-11T21:31:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29946"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2h2x-8hh2-mfq8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nats-io/advisories/blob/main/CVE/CVE-2022-29946.txt"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "NATS Server and Streaming Server fails to enforce negative user permissions, may allow denied subjects"
}
GHSA-2H75-RWG4-WVHQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:56 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:55On STMicroelectronics STM32L0, STM32L1, STM32L4, STM32F4, STM32F7, and STM32H7 devices, Proprietary Code Read Out Protection (PCROP) (a software IP protection method) can be defeated by observing CPU registers and the effect of code/instruction execution.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-14236"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-09-12T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "On STMicroelectronics STM32L0, STM32L1, STM32L4, STM32F4, STM32F7, and STM32H7 devices, Proprietary Code Read Out Protection (PCROP) (a software IP protection method) can be defeated by observing CPU registers and the effect of code/instruction execution.",
"id": "GHSA-2h75-rwg4-wvhq",
"modified": "2024-04-04T01:55:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:56:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14236"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.usenix.org/system/files/woot19-paper_schink.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2H84-3CRQ-VGFJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-12 12:31 – Updated: 2024-11-18 16:26Apache Airflow, versions before 2.6.3, is affected by a vulnerability that allows unauthorized read access to a DAG through the URL. It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "apache-airflow"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.6.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-35908"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-12T17:30:21Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-12T10:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Apache Airflow, versions before 2.6.3, is affected by a vulnerability that allows unauthorized read access to a DAG through the URL.\u00a0It is recommended to upgrade to a version that is not affected",
"id": "GHSA-2h84-3crq-vgfj",
"modified": "2024-11-18T16:26:31Z",
"published": "2023-07-12T12:31:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35908"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/32014"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/ac65b82eeeeaa670e09a83c7da65cbac7e89f8db"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/c78e16588ee399f6eaf60425eb1ad7fa6d3fe352"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2023-119.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/vsflptk5dt30vrfggn96nx87d7zr6yvw"
}
],
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Apache Airflow Incorrect Authorization vulnerability"
}
GHSA-2H8W-GRHW-CQCR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-08 00:00 – Updated: 2022-10-11 19:00An access-control vulnerability in Gradle Enterprise 2022.4 through 2022.3.1 allows remote attackers to prevent backups from occurring, and send emails with arbitrary text content to the configured installation-administrator contact address, via HTTP access to an accidentally exposed internal endpoint. This is fixed in 2022.3.2.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-41574"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-07T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An access-control vulnerability in Gradle Enterprise 2022.4 through 2022.3.1 allows remote attackers to prevent backups from occurring, and send emails with arbitrary text content to the configured installation-administrator contact address, via HTTP access to an accidentally exposed internal endpoint. This is fixed in 2022.3.2.",
"id": "GHSA-2h8w-grhw-cqcr",
"modified": "2022-10-11T19:00:29Z",
"published": "2022-10-08T00:00:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41574"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gradle.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gradle.com/advisory/2022-12"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2HC8-3H42-H8C4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-09 12:31 – Updated: 2026-10-09 12:31Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges and Unauthorized access.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-78341"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-09T10:16:39Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges and Unauthorized access.",
"id": "GHSA-2hc8-3h42-h8c4",
"modified": "2026-10-09T12:31:41Z",
"published": "2026-10-09T12:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78341"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
- Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) [REF-229] to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
- Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
Mitigation
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor [REF-7].
Mitigation MIT-4.4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
Mitigation
- For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page.
- One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
Mitigation
Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.