CWE-924

Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel
AI Translation Available

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.

Status
incomplete
Abstraction
base

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
Impacts
gain privileges or assume identity

Potential Mitigations